{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-act-1988/section-16A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-act-1988/section-16A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/45",
  "legislation_title": "Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-act-1988",
  "path": "section/16A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16A",
  "heading": "Possession of firearms on service premises.",
  "text": "(1) A person under the supervision of a member of the armed forces may, without holding a certificate or obtaining the authority of the Secretary of State under section 5 of the principal Act, have in his possession a firearm , ammunition and a relevant accessory on service premises.\n(2) Subsection (1) above does not apply to a person while engaged in providing security protection on service premises.\n(3) In this section—\n“ armed forces ” means any of the naval, military or air forces of Her Majesty; and\n“ service premises ” means premises, including any ship or aircraft, used for any purpose of the armed forces.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 16A inserted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 46, s. 28(2); S.I. 1997/304, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 16A(1) substituted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 5 para. 2(3); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z8)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/45/section/16A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:47:43.518640+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}