# Firearms Act 1937, Section 30: Power to Secretary of State to make rules


A Secretary of State may make rules—
(a) prescribing the form of firearm certificates, and the register required to be kept under section twelve of this Act, and other documents ;
(b) prescribing any other thing which under this Act is to be prescribed;
(c) regulating the manner in which chief officers of police are to carry out their duties under this Act;
(d) enabling all or any of the functions of a chief officer of police to be discharged by deputy in the event of the illness or absence, or a vacancy in the office, of the chief officer of police;
(e) generally for carrying this Act into effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/12/section/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-act-1937/section-30
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