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Serious Offenders Act 2018
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39 Cancellation of firearms authority etc.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), in a supervision order, the court may—
(a) cancel an offender's firearms authority; or
(b) revoke—
1 An offender who is subject to a supervision order is a prohibited person within the meaning of section 3(1) of the **Firearms Act 1996**.
2 Section 151(1) of the **Firearms Act 1996** provides that a court may order the forfeiture to the Crown of any firearm, cartridge ammunition, silencer or prescribed item in the possession of or used or carried by a prohibited person within the meaning of section 3(1) of that Act.
(2) If a supervision order expires or is revoked or cancelled—
(a) any cancellation of a firearm's authority on the order ceases to have effect;
(b) any revocation of a weapons approval or application of a weapons exemption on the order ceases to have effect.
(3) If the court makes an order under subsection (1)—
(a) no appeal lies against the decision under the **Firearms Act 1996** or the **Control of Weapons Act 1990**; and
(b) the offender may not apply for a declaration under section 189 of the **Firearms Act 1996**.