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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Infringement offences

274: Interpretation

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"What special words mean in the Arms Bill"

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In this proposed law, some words have special meanings. You need to know what these words mean to understand the law. The law explains what 'infringement fee' and 'infringement offence' mean. The 'infringement fee' is the fee for a particular offence, which is specified in regulations. You can find this fee in the regulations that go with this law. The 'infringement offence' is an offence that is identified in regulations as being an infringement offence. The regulations will tell you which offences are infringement offences and what fees apply. You can look at the regulations to find out more about these offences and fees. This will help you understand how the law works.

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Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Infringement offences

274Interpretation

  1. In this Act,—

    infringement fee, in relation to an infringement offence, means the infringement fee for the offence specified in regulations

      infringement offence means an offence identified in regulations as being an infringement offence.