# Firearms Act 1982, Section 4: Citation, interpretation, commencement and extent.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) This Act may be cited as the Firearms Act 1982, and this Act and the 1968 Act may be cited together as the Firearms Acts 1968 and 1982.
(2) In this Act “the 1968 Act” means the Firearms Act 1968.
(3) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
(4) This Act, except section 3, does not extend to Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/31/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-act-1982/section-4
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