You commit an offence if you assemble a prohibited firearm without a lawful purpose. You can get up to 5 years in prison if you are convicted. This also applies if you convert a firearm into a prohibited firearm.
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55: Carrying firearm, etc, with criminal intent, or
"Carrying a weapon to commit a crime is against the law"
55B: Offence of failing to produce prohibited firearm, etc, on demand or to permit inspection of prohibited firearm, etc, or
"Breaking the law by not showing or letting police check certain firearms when asked"
Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years who, without lawful purpose,—
