Section 21 Firearms Act 1968

• It is an offence for a person who is prohibited under Section 21 of the Firearms Act 1968 to have a firearm or ammunition in his/her possession at any time. 

• This Section applies to any person who has been sentenced to imprisonment or to youth custody or detention in any young offenders institution for three months or more. 

• It also applies to a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment of three months or more where the sentence is suspended. 

• A person sentenced to a period of imprisonment of 3 months or more but less than 3 years is prohibited for 5 years from the date of release. 

• A person sentenced to 3 years imprisonment or more is prohibited for life. 

• A person sentenced to 3 months imprisonment or more where the sentence is suspended is prohibited for a period of five years beginning with the second day after which the sentence is passed. 

• It is an offence for a person to transfer, let, hire, or lend a firearm or ammunition to someone whom he knows or has reasonable grounds for believing to be a prohibited person.