Practice and Procedure

R V RICHARD ANDREW LAW (1999)

PUBLISHED February 1, 1999
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Under s.5(1)(a) Firearms Act 1968 as amended by s.1(2) Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 the intention of the designer of a weapon which was capable of 'burst fire' was irrespective. The test to be applied under s.5(1)(a) was an objective one.

CA (Crim Div) (Swinton Thomas LJ, Tucker J, Penry-Davey J)

01/02/1999

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