| Guvnor

Enforced by: Home Office
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

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Any Person2

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What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Prohibition of weapons and ammunition and control of small-calibre pistols

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18 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Extension of s.5 of the 1968 Act to prohibit certain small firearms etc.

s.002 Slaughtering instruments.

s.003 Firearms used for humane killing of animals.

s.004 Shot pistols used for shooting vermin.

s.005 Races at athletic meetings.

s.006 Trophies of war.

s.007 Firearms of historic interest.

s.008 Weapons and ammunition used for treating animals.

s.009 General prohibition of expanding ammunition etc.

s.010 Expanding ammunition etc.: exemptions from prohibition.

s.011 Having small-calibre pistol outside licensed pistol club.

s.012 Firearm certificates for small-calibre pistols: special conditions.

s.013 Permits to have small-calibre pistols outside licensed pistol clubs.

s.014 Transitional arrangements for certain small-calibre pistols.

s.015 Surrender of prohibited small firearms and ammunition.

s.016 Payments in respect of prohibited small firearms and ammunition.

s.017 Payments in respect of ancillary equipment.

s.018 Parliamentary control of compensation schemes.

Part 2

Licensed Pistol Clubs

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13 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

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s.023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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s.026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.027 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Part 3

Regulation of firearms and ammunition

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s.032 Transfers of firearms etc. to be in person. Regulated

Complete firearm transfers in person with certificate checksAny Person

s.035 Notification of events taking place outside Great Britain involving firearms etc. Regulated

Notify police within 14 days of certain firearm events outside Great BritainAny Person

16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.033 Notification of transfers involving firearms.

s.034 Notification of de-activation, destruction or loss of firearms etc.

s.035 Permitted electronic means

s.036 Penalty for offences under ss. 32 to 35.

s.037 Applications for certificates and referees.

s.038 Grant of firearm certificates.

s.039 Computerised register of firearms and shot guns and their holders

s.040 Revocation of certificates.

s.041 Appeals.

s.042 Authorised dealing with firearms by registered firearms dealers.

s.043 Power of search with warrant.

s.044 Firearm certificates for certain firearms used for target shooting: special conditions.

s.045 Approved rifle clubs and muzzle-loading pistol clubs.

s.046 Coterminous pistol club licences and rifle club approvals.

s.047 Museums eligible for a museums firearm licence.

s.048 Firearms powered by compressed carbon dioxide.

Part 4

Final provisions

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5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.049 Financial provisions.

s.050 Interpretation and supplementary provisions.

s.051 Power to make transitional, consequential etc. provisions.

s.052 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

s.053 Short title, commencement and extent.

Schedules

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20 other schedules

s.sch002 The Firearms Act 1968 shall be amended as follows.

s.sch002 In section 54(1) (application of Parts I and II to...

s.sch002 In section 54(2)(b), for the words “section 26” there shall...

s.sch002 In Schedule 5 (provisions as to appeals under section 44),...

s.sch002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s.sch002 In Part I of Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of...

s.sch002 The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 shall be amended as follows....

s.sch002 In section 7(1) (conversion not to affect classification), for paragraph...

s.sch002 In section 11(1) (co-terminous certificates) for the words “subsection (3),...

s.sch002 In section 12 (revocation of certificates) in subsection (1), for...

s.sch002 In section 17(10) and paragraph 4(1) of the Schedule, for...

s.sch002 (1) In section 3(5) (false statements with a view to...

s.sch002 In section 22(1)(c) (firearms consultative committee), for the words “the...

s.sch002 In section 11(3), 23(2) and 54(5) (all of which refer...

s.sch002 (1) After section 28 there shall be inserted the following...

s.sch002 In section 32 (exemption from fee for certificate in certain...

s.sch002 In section 32A(4)(b) and 32C(7), for the words “section 4(2)...

s.sch002 In section 38(8) (surrender of register of transactions by dealer)...

s.sch002 In section 40 (compulsory register of transactions)—

s.sch002 In section 50 (special powers of arrest) for subsection (2)...

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