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Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997

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Introductory Text
1. Decommissioning scheme.
2. Duration of decommissioning scheme.
3. Methods of decommissioning.
4. Amnesty.
5. Evidence.
6. Testing decommissioned articles.
7. The Commission.
8. Arms in England and Wales and Scotland.
9. Expenses.
10. Interpretation.
11. Short title and saving.

SCHEDULE

Offences covered by the amnesty

Explosives Act 1875
1.An offence of contravening any provision of the Explosives Act...

Explosive Substances Act 1883
2.An offence under section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act...

Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967
3.An offence under section 5 of the Criminal Law Act...

Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969
4.An offence under section 1 or 21 of the Theft...

Explosives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970
5.An offence under any provision of the Explosives Act (Northern...

Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978
6.An offence under any provision of the Health and Safety...

Customs and Excise Acts 1979
7.An offence under any provision of the Customs and Excise...

Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 1981
8.An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989
9.An offence under either of the following provisions of the...

Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996
10.An offence under any of the following provisions of the...

Inchoate offences

11.The offence of aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or inciting the...
12.The offence of attempting or conspiring to commit an offence...