Paragraph 15

The explosive substance smokeless powder which is—

(a)

assigned in accordance with the United Nations Recommendations the U.N. no 0161 or 0509 or which has been recovered from ammunition or blank ammunition intended for use in firearms; and

(b)

acquired by a person who either is registered as a firearms dealer under section 33 of the Firearms Act 1968 M1 or holds —

(i)

a permit granted under section 7 of that Act M2;

(ii)

a firearms certificate granted under section 27 of that Act M3;

(iii)

a shotgun certificate granted under section 28 of that Act M4; or

(iv)

a permit granted under section 17 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 M5.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1968 c.27; section 33 was amended by the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45), section 13(1), and the Firearms Act 1997 (c. 5), section 42(2).
M2: Section 7 was amended by the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (c.5), Schedule 2, paragraph 2(2).
M3: Section 27 was amended by the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c.45), section 23(5), by S.I. 1992/2823, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (c.5), section 38, and by S.I. 2010/1759.
M4: Section 28 was amended by the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c.45), section 3, by S.I. 1992/2823, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (c.5), Schedule 3, and by S.I. 2010/1759.
M5: 1988 c. 45; section 17 was amended by S.I. 1992/2823, by the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 5), Schedule 2, paragraph 19, and by S.I. 2011/2175.