190Offence—prohibited person not to be involved in firearms

190 Offence—prohibited person not to be involved in firearms dealing business (1) A licensed firearms dealer commits an offence if the dealer— (a) employs a prohibited person in the business authorised by the (b) allows a prohibited person to act as an agent for, or take part in the management of, the business. Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 10 years. (2) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person is a prohibited person; and (b) either— (i) a licensed firearms dealer employs the person in the business authorised by the licence; or (ii) a licensed firearms dealer allows the person to act as an agent for, or take part in the management of, the business. Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 10 years. if the licensed firearms dealer proves that the dealer did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the individual employed or allowed to act as an agent for, or to take part in the management of, the business was a prohibited person.