3A. Aggravating circumstances for scheduled offence
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Where a person is convicted of a scheduled offence, the person shall be punished with imprisonment for life and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 6 strokes if the person, at the time of his committing or at the time of his apprehension for the scheduled offence —
scheduled offence
“scheduled offence” means any offence specified in the Schedule;
is carrying any gun; and
gun
“gun” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021, and excludes an imitation gun;
is in unlawful possession of the gun.
unlawful possession
“unlawful possession”, in relation to a gun, means possession of a gun when —(a)not authorised by a licence or a class licence under the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021;(b)not in accordance with the conditions of a licence or a class licence mentioned in paragraph (a); and(c)not exempt from the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021 with respect to possession of that gun;