{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-act-1997-firearms-of-historic-interest-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1537",
  "legislation_title": "The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (Firearms of Historic Interest) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-act-1997-firearms-of-historic-interest-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ARMS AND AMMUNITION\nMade 18th June 1997\nComing into force 1st July 1997\nWhereas it appears to me that firearms of the description specified below were manufactured before 1st January 1919, and that ammunition for firearms of that type is not readily available:\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7(2) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997, and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1997 c. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 13 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1537/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}