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It is an offence for a person who is prohibited by Section 21 of the Firearms Act 1968 to have a firearm or ammunition in his/her possession at any time during their prohibition.

This Section applies to any person who has been sentenced to ‘custody for life’, ‘preventive detention’, ‘imprisonment’, ‘corrective training’ or to ‘youth custody’ or ‘detention in a young offender’s institution’ for three months or more.

•         A person sentenced to 3 years or more is prohibited for life.

•         A person sentenced to a period between 3 months and 3 years is prohibited for 5 years from the date of release.

•         Anyone prohibited by Article 63 of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 shall be deemed to be prohibited within England, Wales and Scotland.

•         As of 14th July 2014 - Suspended sentences of 3 months or more also prohibit the possession of firearms for 5 years. This applies retrospectively to such sentences awarded on or after the 12th July 2009.

Notes
1.    As of the 14th July 2014 Section 21 applies also to firearms held as a “curiosity or ornament” (i.e. antiques)
2.    It is an offence for a person to transfer, let, hire, or lend a firearm or ammunition to someone whom he knows or has reasonable grounds for believing to be a prohibited person.
It is an offence to make a false declaration.