# The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1997, Part I: PROVISIONS OF THE 1997 ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST JULY 1997


Provision of the Act
Subject matter of provisions
Section 1
Extension of s.5 of the Firearms Act 1968 to prohibit certain small firearms etc.
Section 2
Exemption for slaughtering instruments
Section 3
Exemption for firearms used for humane killing of animals
Section 4
Exemption for shot pistols used for shooting vermin
Section 5
Exemption for races at athletic meetings
Section 6
Exemption for trophies of war
Section 7
Exemption for firearms of historic interest
Section 8
Exemption for weapons and ammunition used for treating animals
Section 9
General prohibition of expanding ammunition etc.
Section 10
Expanding ammunition etc.; exemptions from prohibition
Section 16 (insofar as it is notalready in force)
Payments in respect of prohibited small firearms and ammunition
Section 17 (insofar as it is not already in force)
Payments in respect of ancillary equipment
Section 18 (insofar as it is not already in force)
Parliamentary control of compensation schemes
Section 37
Applications for certificates and referees
Section 38
Grant of firearm certificates
Section 40
Revocation of certificates
Section 41
Appeals
Section 42
Authorised dealing with firearms by registered firearms dealers
Section 43
Power of search with warrant
Section 47
Museums eligible for a museum firearms licence
Section 48
Firearms powered by compressed carbon dioxide
Section 49
Financial provisions
Section 50
Interpretation and supplementary provisions
Section 52 (insofar as it relates to the provisions of Schedules 2 and 3 mentioned immediately below)
Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
In Schedule 2—
paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20
Consequential and minor amendment
In Schedule 3—
the entries relating to sections 5, 5A, 23 and 28 of the Firearms Act 1968, the entries relating to sections 9, 10 and 12 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 and the entry relating to the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1992
Repeals

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