Countryside Alliance Ireland has received the following information regarding the proposed new sections in the Criminal Justice Bill Sections regarding firearms legislation.

"Following advice from the Attorney General that Statutory Instruments giving effect to the firearm amendments must apply to full sections of the Act and not to part sections of the Act. It is now the case that some of the planned role out of the new Firearms Code will be delayed at least until the enactment of the Firearms Miscellaneous Bill which is due for publication on the 3rd of July 2008 under the Programme for Government. As a result, the intended classification of Restricted Firearms will not now be applied on the 1st May 2008 as previously planned".

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