# Firearms Act 2023, Section 3: Extent, commencement and short title

Extent: E+W+S

(1) An amendment made by this Act has the same extent as the provision amended.
(2) Subject to that, this Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
(3) Sections 1 and 2 come into force on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.
(4) Regulations under subsection (3) may—
(a) make transitional, transitory or saving provision;
(b) make different provision for different purposes.
(5) This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(6) This Act may be cited as the Firearms Act 2023.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/49/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-act-2023/section-3
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