# The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 59: Amendment of the Firearms Act 1968


(1) The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 5A (exemptions from requirement of authority under s.5), omit subsection (3).
(3) In section 22 (acquisition and possession of firearms by minors), omit subsection (1A).
(4) In section 27 (special provisions about firearm certificates), omit subsection (1A).
(5) In section 28 (special provisions about shot gun certificates), omit subsection (1C).
(6) Omit section 32A (documents for European purposes) and the italic cross-heading before that section.
(7) Omit section 32B (renewal of European firearms pass).
(8) Omit section 32C (variation, endorsement etc. of European documents).
(9) In section 42A (information as to transactions under visitors’ permits)—
(a) in subsection (1)(b)—
(i) omit “or (d)”;
(ii) omit “or purchases or acquisitions by collectors etc”;
(iii) for “the member States” substitute “Great Britain”;
(b) in subsection (2)(b), for “the member State” substitute “Great Britain”.
(10) In section 48 (production of certificates) —
(a) omit subsection (1A);
(b) in subsection (2) omit “or document”;
(c) omit subsection (4).
(11) In section 57 (interpretation)—
(a) in subsection (4), omit the following definitions—
(i) “another member State” and “other member States”;
(ii) “Article 7 authority”;
(iii) “European firearms pass”;
(b) omit subsection (4A).
(12) In Part 1 of Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of offences), in the table, omit the entries relating to sections 32B(5), 32C(6) and 48(4) of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111178102/regulation/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-law-enforcement-and-security-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-59
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