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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Firearms prohibition orders

297: Appeal against decision to make or not make FPO is appeal against sentence

You could also call this:

"Appealing a Firearms Prohibition Order decision is like appealing a sentence."

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If someone decides to make or not make a Firearms Prohibition Order (FPO) about you, you can appeal this decision. This appeal is treated like an appeal against a sentence. The rules for appealing a sentence, which are in subpart 4 of Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, will apply to this decision.

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Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Firearms prohibition orders

297Appeal against decision to make or not make FPO is appeal against sentence

  1. An FPO is a sentence, and subpart 4 of Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (appeals against sentence) applies to any decision to make or not make an FPO.