Section 244Part 9 — Offences Relating to Property
Aggravated burglary
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244. (1) A person who commits any burglary and at the same time has with the person any firearm or imitation firearm, any offensive weapon or any explosive commits the offence of aggravated burglary and is liable to imprisonment for life.
For the purposes of subsection (1) — “explosive” means an article manufactured for the purpose of producing a practical effect by explosion, or intended by the person having it with themselves for that purpose; “firearm” includes an airgun or air pistol; “imitation firearm” means anything which has the appearance of being a firearm, whether capable of being discharged or not; and “offensive weapon” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 78.