# The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1997, Article 4


Sections 1(2) (prohibition of certain small firearms) and 9 (prohibition of expanding ammunition) of the 1997 Act shall not have effect until 1st October 1997 in relation to the possession, sale or transfer of a firearm or ammunition by a person who, immediately before 1st July 1997,
(a) has the firearm or ammunition in his possession by virtue of a firearm certificate or a visitor’s firearm permit;
(b) has the firearm or ammunition in his possession by virtue of a permit issued under section 7 of the 1968 Act, or
(c) has the firearm in his possession by virtue of being a registered firearms dealer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1535/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-act-1997-commencement-no-2-order-1997/article-4
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