FIREARMS ACT 1968 (c. 27) FIREARMS ACT 1968 (c. 27) Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words substituted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 Sch. 11 para. 4(2) Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 Sch. 11 para. 4(3) 15. Section 17(1) (use of firearms and imitation firearms to resist arrest). FIREARMS ACT 1968 (c. 27)