Regulation 61 Amendment of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988

(1)

The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 8A^f2 (controls on defectively deactivated weapons), in each of subsections (2) and (3), for “the EU” in each place those words occur substitute “the United Kingdom”.

(3)

In section 17^f3 (visitors’ permits)—

(a)

in subsection (1A)^f4—

(i)

in paragraph (b), omit “to a place outside the member States without first being taken to another member State”;

(ii)

at the end of paragraph (b) insert “or”;

(iii)

omit paragraph (d) and the “or” immediately preceding that paragraph;

(b)

omit subsection (3A)^f5.

(4)

In section 18^f6 (firearms acquired for export)—

(a)

omit subsection (1A)^f7;

(b)

in subsection (4)^f8 omit “and, in a case where the transaction is one for the purposes of which a document such as is mentioned in subsection (1A)(a) above is required to be produced, particulars of the agreement contained in that document”;

(c)

omit subsection (6)^f9.

(5)

Omit section 18A^f10 (purchase or acquisition of firearms in other member States).

(6)

In section 18B^f11 (permitted electronic means), in subsection (1)—

(a)

in the opening words omit “or 18A”;

(b)

in paragraph (a), for “the section concerned” substitute “that section”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1988 c. 45.
f2: Section 8A was inserted by section 128 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3).
f3: Relevant amendments made by S.I. 1992/2823.
f4: Section 17(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.
f5: Section 17(3A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823 and amended by S.I. 2011/2175.
f6: Relevant amendments made by S.I. 1992/2823.
f7: Section 18(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.
f8: Section 18(4) was amended by S.I.1992/2823.
f9: Section 18(6) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.
f10: Section 18A was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823 and amended by S.I. 2011/713.
f11: Section 18B was inserted by S.I. 2011/713 and amended by paragraphs 6 and 7(b) of Schedule 14 to the Policing and Crime Act 2017 and by S.I. 2013/602.