# Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997, Paragraph 8


In section 40 (compulsory register of transactions)—
(a) in subsection (4)—
(i) after the word “constable” (in both places it appears) there shall be inserted the words “ or a civilian officer ”;
(ii) after the words “the register” there shall be inserted the words “ (or if the register is kept by means of a computer, a copy of the information comprised in that register in a visible and legible form); ”; and
(b) after that subsection there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(4A) Every person keeping a register in accordance with this section by means of a computer shall secure that the information comprised in the register can readily be produced in a form in which it is visible and legible and can be taken away.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/5/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-act-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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