Appeal against conviction following a guilty plea entered after a ruling that section 1(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 created an absolute offence, pleaded guilty on re-arraignment to possessing an altered firearm without a firearm certificate, contrary to section 1(1)(a) of the Firearms Act 1968, and possessing a firearm when prohibited, contrary to section 21(1) of the same Act.
Held: The statute did create an offence of strict (not absolute) liability.
Judges:
Lord Judge LCJ
Citations:
[2011] EWCA Crim 1712
Links:
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 27 March 2022; Ref: scu.442188
