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For those who are interested, these will be the new laws put in place, I know this is big, but the different sections should add clarity. I hope you guys understand how much time and thought went into creating these, this wasn't a simple "lets just try this"
General Fines
Offence against the persons act 1861
GBH (Grievous Bodily Harm) £25000
ABH (Actual Bodily Harm) £35000/Prison
ABH/GBH (Police) £45000/Prison
Attempted Murder £100000/Prison
Murder Prison
Manslaughter £50000
Conspiring or soliciting to commit murder £100000/Prison
Threats to kill £75000
Resisting Arrest £50000
Assault with intent to resist Arrest Prison
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Class C (Marijuana)
Possession (5 units or less) Street Caution/£25000
Possession with intent to supply £100000/Prison
Class A (Cocaine/Heroin)
Possession (5 units or less) £50000
Possession with intent to supply Prison
Road Traffic Act 1988
Towns/Villages
Excessive speed 0 – 20Kmph over Caution/£10000
Excessive speed 21 – 40Kmph over £25000
Excessive speed 41 – 60Kmph over £50000
Excessive speed 61Kmph over £75000 + Seizure of Vehicle
Main Roads
Excessive speed 0 – 40Kmph over Caution/£10000
Excessive speed 41 – 60Kmph over £25000
Excessive speed 61 – 80Kmph over £50000
Excessive speed 81Kmph over £75000 + Seizure of Vehicle
No lights Caution/£5000
No lights/Driving with NVGs Caution/£15000
Misuse of Horn Caution/£20000
Driving with no licence Caution (Use at discretion)/£50000 + Seizure of Vehicle
Driving with no licence (HGV) Caution (Use at discretion)/£75000 + Seizure of Vehicle
Driving on wrong side of road Caution (Use at discretion)/£50000 + Seizure of Vehicle
Dangerous Driving Caution/£100000 (up to)/Prison/Seizure of Vehicle
Driving with out due Care and attention Caution/£25000
Public Order Act 1986
All crimes under public order act Caution/£1000 – £50000/Prison (Use at discretion)
Theft Act 1968
Theft £50000
Robbery £75000
Armed Robbery Prison
Criminal Attempts Act 1981
Perverting the course of Justice £10000 - £50000 / Prison
Firearms Act 1968
Not having licence Caution + Seizure of Weapon/£50000 + Seizure of Weapon
Visible firearm in public Areas Caution / £50000 / Seizure of Weapon
Illegal Weapons (as defined in section 5) Caution / £75000 + Seizure of Weapon / Prison + Seizure of Weapon
Legal Reference guide.
Offences Against the Persons Act 1861
Section 4) Conspiring or soliciting to commit murder
Whosoever shall solicit, encourage, persuade, or endeavour to persuade, or shall propose to any person, to murder any other person, whether he be a subject of Her Majesty or not, and whether he be within the Queen’s dominions or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable
Section 5) Manslaughter
Whosoever shall be convicted of manslaughter shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be kept in penal servitude.
Section 16) Threats to Kill
A person who without lawful excuse makes to another a threat, intending that that other would fear it would be carried out, to kill that other or a third person shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment.
Section 18) Shooting or attempting to shoot, or wounding with intent to grievous bodily harm.
Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously by any means whatsoever wound or cause any grievous bodily harm to any person, with intent, to do some grievous bodily harm to any person, or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to be kept in penal servitude for life.
Misues of Drugs Act 1971
Section 4) Restriction of production and supply of controlled drugs
(1)Subject to any regulations under section 28 of this Act for the time being in force, it shall not be lawful for a person—
(a)to produce a controlled drug; or
(b)to supply or offer to supply a controlled drug to another.
(2)Subject to section 28 of this Act, it is an offence for a person—
(a)to produce a controlled drug in contravention of subsection (1) above; or
(b)to be concerned in the production of such a drug in contravention of that subsection by another.
Section 5) Restriction of possession of controlled drugs
(1)Subject to any regulations under section 7 of this Act for the time being in force, it shall not be lawful for a person to have a controlled drug in his possession.
(3)Subject to section 28 of this Act, it is an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in his possession, whether lawfully or not, with intent to supply it to another in contravention of section 4(1) of this Act.
Section 28) Proof of lack of knowledge ect. to be a defence in proceedings for certain offences
(2)Subject to subsection (3) below, in any proceedings for an offence to which this section applies it shall be a defence for the accused to prove that he neither knew of nor suspected nor had reason to suspect the existence of some fact alleged by the prosecution which it is necessary for the prosecution to prove if he is to be convicted of the offence charged.
(3)Where in any proceedings for an offence to which this section applies it is necessary, if the accused is to be convicted of the offence charged, for the prosecution to prove that some substance or product involved in the alleged offence was the controlled drug which the prosecution alleges it to have been, and it is proved that the substance or product in question was that controlled drug, the accused—
(a)shall not be acquitted of the offence charged by reason only of proving that he neither knew nor suspected nor had reason to suspect that the substance or product in question was the particular controlled drug alleged; but
(b)shall be acquitted thereof—
(i)if he proves that he neither believed nor suspected nor had reason to suspect that the substance or product in question was a controlled drug; or
(ii)if he proves that he believed the substance or product in question to be a controlled drug, or a controlled drug of a description, such that, if it had in fact been that controlled drug or a controlled drug of that description, he would not at the material time have been committing any offence to which this section applies.
Road traffic act 1988
Section 1) Causing death by dangerous driving
A person who causes the death of another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence
Section 2) Dangerous Driving
A person who drives a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence.
Section 3) Careless, and inconsiderate, driving
(2)A person is to be regarded as driving without due care and attention if (and only if) the way he drives falls below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver.
(3)In determining for the purposes of subsection (2) above what would be expected of a careful and competent driver in a particular case, regard shall be had not only to the circumstances of which he could be expected to be aware but also to any circumstances shown to have been within the knowledge of the accused.
(4)A person is to be regarded as driving without reasonable consideration for other persons only if those persons are inconvenienced by his driving.
Section 4) Driving, or being in charge, when under influence of drink or drugs
A person who, when driving or attempting to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place, is unfit to drive through drink or drugs is guilty of an offence.
Section 12) Motor racing on public ways
A person who promotes or takes part in a race or trial of speed between motor vehicles on a public way is guilty of an offence.
Section 19) Prohibition of parking of vehicles on verges, roads and footways
(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, a person who parks a vehicle wholly or partly—
(b)on any land situated between two carriageways and which is not a footway, or
©on a footway,
is guilty of an offence.
(2)A person shall not be convicted of an offence under this section in respect of a vehicle if he proves to the satisfaction of the court—
(a)that it was parked in accordance with permission given by a constable in uniform, or
(b)that it was parked in contravention of this section for the purpose of saving life or extinguishing fire or meeting any other like emergency,
Section 22) Leaving vehicles in dangerous positions
If a person in charge of a vehicle causes or permits the vehicle or a trailer drawn by it to remain at rest on a road in such a position or in such condition or in such circumstances as to involve a danger of injury to other persons using the road, he is guilty of an offence.
Section 87) Drivers of motor vehicles to have drivers licences
(1) It is an offence for a person to drive on a road a motor vehicle of any class otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that class.
(a) A standard drivers licence allows for people to drive quadbikes, off roaders, hatchbacks, SUVs and flatbed truck.
( B) Any person driving a box truck, Zamac, or Hemmitt must have a HGV licence in addition to their drivers licence.
Publc order act 1986
Section 4) Intentional harassment, Fear or provocation of violence
(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he—
(a)uses towards another person threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or
(b)distributes or displays to another person any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,
with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence will be used against him or another by any person, or to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by that person or another, or whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked.
(2)An offence under this section may be committed in a public or a private place, except that no offence is committed where the words or behaviour are used, or the writing, sign or other visible representation is distributed or displayed, by a person inside a dwelling and the other person is also inside that or another dwelling.
(3)A constable may arrest without warrant anyone he reasonably suspects is committing an offence under this section.
Section 14) Imposing conditions of public assemblies
(1)If the senior police officer, having regard to the time or place at which and the circumstances in which any public assembly is being held or is intended to be held, reasonably believes that—
(a)it may result in serious public disorder, serious damage to property or serious disruption to the life of the community, or
(b)the purpose of the persons organising it is the intimidation of others with a view to compelling them not to do an act they have a right to do, or to do an act they have a right not to do,
he may give directions imposing on the persons organising or taking part in the assembly such conditions as to the place at which the assembly may be (or continue to be) held, its maximum duration, or the maximum number of persons who may constitute it, as appear to him necessary to prevent such disorder, damage, disruption or intimidation.
Theft Act 1968
Section 7) Theft.
A person guilty of theft shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F1 seven years].
Section 8) Robbery.
(1)A person is guilty of robbery if he steals, and immediately before or at the time of doing so, and in order to do so, he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force.
Section 12) Aggravated vehicle-taking.
(1)Subject to subsection (3) below, a person is guilty of aggravated taking of a vehicle if—
(a)he commits an offence under section 12(1) above (in this section referred to as a “basic offence”) in relation to a mechanically propelled vehicle; and
(b)it is proved that, at any time after the vehicle was unlawfully taken (whether by him or another) and before it was recovered, the vehicle was driven, or injury or damage was caused, in one or more of the circumstances set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (2) below.
(2)The circumstances referred to in subsection (1)( B) above are—
(a)that the vehicle was driven dangerously on a road or other public place;
(b)that, owing to the driving of the vehicle, an accident occurred by which injury was caused to any person;
©that, owing to the driving of the vehicle, an accident occurred by which damage was caused to any property, other than the vehicle;
(d)that damage was caused to the vehicle.
(3)A person is not guilty of an offence under this section if he proves that, as regards any such proven driving, injury or damage as is referred to in subsection (1)( B) above, either—
(a)the driving, accident or damage referred to in subsection (2) above occurred before he committed the basic offence; or
(b)he was neither in nor on nor in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle when that driving, accident or damage occurred.
(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or, if it is proved that, in circumstances falling within subsection (2)( B) above, the accident caused the death of the person concerned, [F2fourteen years]F2.
(5)If a person who is charged with an offence under this section is found not guilty of that offence but it is proved that he committed a basic offence, he may be convicted of the basic offence.
(6)If by virtue of subsection (5) above a person is convicted of a basic offence before the Crown Court, that court shall have the same powers and duties as a magistrates’ court would have had on convicting him of such an offence.
(7)For the purposes of this section a vehicle is driven dangerously if—
(a)it is driven in a way which falls far below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver; and
(b)it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving the vehicle in that way would be dangerous.
Criminal Attempts Act 1981
Section 1) Attempting to commit an offence.
(1)If, with intent to commit an offence to which this section applies, a person does an act which is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence, he is guilty of attempting to commit the offence.
Firearms Act 1968
Section 5) Requirement of a firearms certificate
(1)Subject to any exemption under this Act, it is an offence for a person—
(a)to have in his possession, or to purchase or acquire, a firearm to which this section applies without holding a firearm certificate in force at the time, or otherwise than as authorised by such a certificate;
(b)to have in his possession, or to purchase or acquire, any ammunition to which this section applies without holding a firearm certificate in force at the time, or otherwise than as authorised by such a certificate, or in quantities in excess of those so authorised.
Weapons subject to general prohibition.
(1)A person commits an offence if, without the authority of the Defence Council, he has in his possession, or purchases or acquires, or manufactures, sells or transfers—
(a)any firearm which is so designed or adapted that two or more bullets can be successively discharged without repeated pressure on the trigger;
(b)any self-loading or pump-action other than one which is chambered for .22 rim-fire cartridges;
©any firearm which either has a barrel more more 30 centimetres in length or is more than 60 centimetres in length overall, may not be carried in town unless it can be proved that the owner is using it to;
ca)hunt game
cb)are coming in town to collect supplies.
If a person is suspected of not using it for these reason the weapon can be seized by the police.
(d)any self-loading or pump-action smooth-bore gun which is not [an air weapon or] chambered for .22 rim-fire cartridges and either has a barrel less than 24 inches in length or. . . is less than 40 inches in length overall;
(e)any smooth-bore revolver gun other than one which is chambered for 9mm. rim-fire cartridges or [a muzzle-loading gun];
(f)any rocket launcher, or any mortar, for projecting a stabilised missile, other than a launcher or mortar designed for line-throwing or pyrotechnic purposes or as signalling apparatus
(g)any air rifle, air gun or air pistol which uses, or is designed or adapted for use with, a self-contained gas cartridge system
(h)any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing; and
(i)any cartridge with a bullet designed to explode on or immediately before impact, any ammunition containing or designed or adapted to contain any such noxious thing as is mentioned in paragraph ( B) above and, if capable of being used with a firearm of any description, any grenade, bomb (or other like missile), or rocket or shell designed to explode as aforesaid.
General Fines
Offence against the persons act 1861
GBH (Grievous Bodily Harm) £25000
ABH (Actual Bodily Harm) £35000/Prison
ABH/GBH (Police) £45000/Prison
Attempted Murder £100000/Prison
Murder Prison
Manslaughter £50000
Conspiring or soliciting to commit murder £100000/Prison
Threats to kill £75000
Resisting Arrest £50000
Assault with intent to resist Arrest Prison
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Class C (Marijuana)
Possession (5 units or less) Street Caution/£25000
Possession with intent to supply £100000/Prison
Class A (Cocaine/Heroin)
Possession (5 units or less) £50000
Possession with intent to supply Prison
Road Traffic Act 1988
Towns/Villages
Excessive speed 0 – 20Kmph over Caution/£10000
Excessive speed 21 – 40Kmph over £25000
Excessive speed 41 – 60Kmph over £50000
Excessive speed 61Kmph over £75000 + Seizure of Vehicle
Main Roads
Excessive speed 0 – 40Kmph over Caution/£10000
Excessive speed 41 – 60Kmph over £25000
Excessive speed 61 – 80Kmph over £50000
Excessive speed 81Kmph over £75000 + Seizure of Vehicle
No lights Caution/£5000
No lights/Driving with NVGs Caution/£15000
Misuse of Horn Caution/£20000
Driving with no licence Caution (Use at discretion)/£50000 + Seizure of Vehicle
Driving with no licence (HGV) Caution (Use at discretion)/£75000 + Seizure of Vehicle
Driving on wrong side of road Caution (Use at discretion)/£50000 + Seizure of Vehicle
Dangerous Driving Caution/£100000 (up to)/Prison/Seizure of Vehicle
Driving with out due Care and attention Caution/£25000
Public Order Act 1986
All crimes under public order act Caution/£1000 – £50000/Prison (Use at discretion)
Theft Act 1968
Theft £50000
Robbery £75000
Armed Robbery Prison
Criminal Attempts Act 1981
Perverting the course of Justice £10000 - £50000 / Prison
Firearms Act 1968
Not having licence Caution + Seizure of Weapon/£50000 + Seizure of Weapon
Visible firearm in public Areas Caution / £50000 / Seizure of Weapon
Illegal Weapons (as defined in section 5) Caution / £75000 + Seizure of Weapon / Prison + Seizure of Weapon
Legal Reference guide.
Offences Against the Persons Act 1861
Section 4) Conspiring or soliciting to commit murder
Whosoever shall solicit, encourage, persuade, or endeavour to persuade, or shall propose to any person, to murder any other person, whether he be a subject of Her Majesty or not, and whether he be within the Queen’s dominions or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable
Section 5) Manslaughter
Whosoever shall be convicted of manslaughter shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be kept in penal servitude.
Section 16) Threats to Kill
A person who without lawful excuse makes to another a threat, intending that that other would fear it would be carried out, to kill that other or a third person shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment.
Section 18) Shooting or attempting to shoot, or wounding with intent to grievous bodily harm.
Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously by any means whatsoever wound or cause any grievous bodily harm to any person, with intent, to do some grievous bodily harm to any person, or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to be kept in penal servitude for life.
Misues of Drugs Act 1971
Section 4) Restriction of production and supply of controlled drugs
(1)Subject to any regulations under section 28 of this Act for the time being in force, it shall not be lawful for a person—
(a)to produce a controlled drug; or
(b)to supply or offer to supply a controlled drug to another.
(2)Subject to section 28 of this Act, it is an offence for a person—
(a)to produce a controlled drug in contravention of subsection (1) above; or
(b)to be concerned in the production of such a drug in contravention of that subsection by another.
Section 5) Restriction of possession of controlled drugs
(1)Subject to any regulations under section 7 of this Act for the time being in force, it shall not be lawful for a person to have a controlled drug in his possession.
(3)Subject to section 28 of this Act, it is an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in his possession, whether lawfully or not, with intent to supply it to another in contravention of section 4(1) of this Act.
Section 28) Proof of lack of knowledge ect. to be a defence in proceedings for certain offences
(2)Subject to subsection (3) below, in any proceedings for an offence to which this section applies it shall be a defence for the accused to prove that he neither knew of nor suspected nor had reason to suspect the existence of some fact alleged by the prosecution which it is necessary for the prosecution to prove if he is to be convicted of the offence charged.
(3)Where in any proceedings for an offence to which this section applies it is necessary, if the accused is to be convicted of the offence charged, for the prosecution to prove that some substance or product involved in the alleged offence was the controlled drug which the prosecution alleges it to have been, and it is proved that the substance or product in question was that controlled drug, the accused—
(a)shall not be acquitted of the offence charged by reason only of proving that he neither knew nor suspected nor had reason to suspect that the substance or product in question was the particular controlled drug alleged; but
(b)shall be acquitted thereof—
(i)if he proves that he neither believed nor suspected nor had reason to suspect that the substance or product in question was a controlled drug; or
(ii)if he proves that he believed the substance or product in question to be a controlled drug, or a controlled drug of a description, such that, if it had in fact been that controlled drug or a controlled drug of that description, he would not at the material time have been committing any offence to which this section applies.
Road traffic act 1988
Section 1) Causing death by dangerous driving
A person who causes the death of another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence
Section 2) Dangerous Driving
A person who drives a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence.
Section 3) Careless, and inconsiderate, driving
(2)A person is to be regarded as driving without due care and attention if (and only if) the way he drives falls below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver.
(3)In determining for the purposes of subsection (2) above what would be expected of a careful and competent driver in a particular case, regard shall be had not only to the circumstances of which he could be expected to be aware but also to any circumstances shown to have been within the knowledge of the accused.
(4)A person is to be regarded as driving without reasonable consideration for other persons only if those persons are inconvenienced by his driving.
Section 4) Driving, or being in charge, when under influence of drink or drugs
A person who, when driving or attempting to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place, is unfit to drive through drink or drugs is guilty of an offence.
Section 12) Motor racing on public ways
A person who promotes or takes part in a race or trial of speed between motor vehicles on a public way is guilty of an offence.
Section 19) Prohibition of parking of vehicles on verges, roads and footways
(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, a person who parks a vehicle wholly or partly—
(b)on any land situated between two carriageways and which is not a footway, or
©on a footway,
is guilty of an offence.
(2)A person shall not be convicted of an offence under this section in respect of a vehicle if he proves to the satisfaction of the court—
(a)that it was parked in accordance with permission given by a constable in uniform, or
(b)that it was parked in contravention of this section for the purpose of saving life or extinguishing fire or meeting any other like emergency,
Section 22) Leaving vehicles in dangerous positions
If a person in charge of a vehicle causes or permits the vehicle or a trailer drawn by it to remain at rest on a road in such a position or in such condition or in such circumstances as to involve a danger of injury to other persons using the road, he is guilty of an offence.
Section 87) Drivers of motor vehicles to have drivers licences
(1) It is an offence for a person to drive on a road a motor vehicle of any class otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that class.
(a) A standard drivers licence allows for people to drive quadbikes, off roaders, hatchbacks, SUVs and flatbed truck.
( B) Any person driving a box truck, Zamac, or Hemmitt must have a HGV licence in addition to their drivers licence.
Publc order act 1986
Section 4) Intentional harassment, Fear or provocation of violence
(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he—
(a)uses towards another person threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or
(b)distributes or displays to another person any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting,
with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence will be used against him or another by any person, or to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by that person or another, or whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked.
(2)An offence under this section may be committed in a public or a private place, except that no offence is committed where the words or behaviour are used, or the writing, sign or other visible representation is distributed or displayed, by a person inside a dwelling and the other person is also inside that or another dwelling.
(3)A constable may arrest without warrant anyone he reasonably suspects is committing an offence under this section.
Section 14) Imposing conditions of public assemblies
(1)If the senior police officer, having regard to the time or place at which and the circumstances in which any public assembly is being held or is intended to be held, reasonably believes that—
(a)it may result in serious public disorder, serious damage to property or serious disruption to the life of the community, or
(b)the purpose of the persons organising it is the intimidation of others with a view to compelling them not to do an act they have a right to do, or to do an act they have a right not to do,
he may give directions imposing on the persons organising or taking part in the assembly such conditions as to the place at which the assembly may be (or continue to be) held, its maximum duration, or the maximum number of persons who may constitute it, as appear to him necessary to prevent such disorder, damage, disruption or intimidation.
Theft Act 1968
Section 7) Theft.
A person guilty of theft shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F1 seven years].
Section 8) Robbery.
(1)A person is guilty of robbery if he steals, and immediately before or at the time of doing so, and in order to do so, he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force.
Section 12) Aggravated vehicle-taking.
(1)Subject to subsection (3) below, a person is guilty of aggravated taking of a vehicle if—
(a)he commits an offence under section 12(1) above (in this section referred to as a “basic offence”) in relation to a mechanically propelled vehicle; and
(b)it is proved that, at any time after the vehicle was unlawfully taken (whether by him or another) and before it was recovered, the vehicle was driven, or injury or damage was caused, in one or more of the circumstances set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (2) below.
(2)The circumstances referred to in subsection (1)( B) above are—
(a)that the vehicle was driven dangerously on a road or other public place;
(b)that, owing to the driving of the vehicle, an accident occurred by which injury was caused to any person;
©that, owing to the driving of the vehicle, an accident occurred by which damage was caused to any property, other than the vehicle;
(d)that damage was caused to the vehicle.
(3)A person is not guilty of an offence under this section if he proves that, as regards any such proven driving, injury or damage as is referred to in subsection (1)( B) above, either—
(a)the driving, accident or damage referred to in subsection (2) above occurred before he committed the basic offence; or
(b)he was neither in nor on nor in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle when that driving, accident or damage occurred.
(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or, if it is proved that, in circumstances falling within subsection (2)( B) above, the accident caused the death of the person concerned, [F2fourteen years]F2.
(5)If a person who is charged with an offence under this section is found not guilty of that offence but it is proved that he committed a basic offence, he may be convicted of the basic offence.
(6)If by virtue of subsection (5) above a person is convicted of a basic offence before the Crown Court, that court shall have the same powers and duties as a magistrates’ court would have had on convicting him of such an offence.
(7)For the purposes of this section a vehicle is driven dangerously if—
(a)it is driven in a way which falls far below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver; and
(b)it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving the vehicle in that way would be dangerous.
Criminal Attempts Act 1981
Section 1) Attempting to commit an offence.
(1)If, with intent to commit an offence to which this section applies, a person does an act which is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence, he is guilty of attempting to commit the offence.
Firearms Act 1968
Section 5) Requirement of a firearms certificate
(1)Subject to any exemption under this Act, it is an offence for a person—
(a)to have in his possession, or to purchase or acquire, a firearm to which this section applies without holding a firearm certificate in force at the time, or otherwise than as authorised by such a certificate;
(b)to have in his possession, or to purchase or acquire, any ammunition to which this section applies without holding a firearm certificate in force at the time, or otherwise than as authorised by such a certificate, or in quantities in excess of those so authorised.
Weapons subject to general prohibition.
(1)A person commits an offence if, without the authority of the Defence Council, he has in his possession, or purchases or acquires, or manufactures, sells or transfers—
(a)any firearm which is so designed or adapted that two or more bullets can be successively discharged without repeated pressure on the trigger;
(b)any self-loading or pump-action other than one which is chambered for .22 rim-fire cartridges;
©any firearm which either has a barrel more more 30 centimetres in length or is more than 60 centimetres in length overall, may not be carried in town unless it can be proved that the owner is using it to;
ca)hunt game
cb)are coming in town to collect supplies.
If a person is suspected of not using it for these reason the weapon can be seized by the police.
(d)any self-loading or pump-action smooth-bore gun which is not [an air weapon or] chambered for .22 rim-fire cartridges and either has a barrel less than 24 inches in length or. . . is less than 40 inches in length overall;
(e)any smooth-bore revolver gun other than one which is chambered for 9mm. rim-fire cartridges or [a muzzle-loading gun];
(f)any rocket launcher, or any mortar, for projecting a stabilised missile, other than a launcher or mortar designed for line-throwing or pyrotechnic purposes or as signalling apparatus
(g)any air rifle, air gun or air pistol which uses, or is designed or adapted for use with, a self-contained gas cartridge system
(h)any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing; and
(i)any cartridge with a bullet designed to explode on or immediately before impact, any ammunition containing or designed or adapted to contain any such noxious thing as is mentioned in paragraph ( B) above and, if capable of being used with a firearm of any description, any grenade, bomb (or other like missile), or rocket or shell designed to explode as aforesaid.
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