# The Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1997, Article 5


The provisions referred to in article 4 above shall not have effect until 1st March 1998 in relation to—
(a) the possession, sale or transfer of a small-calibre pistol by a person who, immediately before 1st February 1998, has the pistol in his possession by virtue of:
(i) a firearm certificate or a visitor’s firearm permit, or
(ii) a permit issued under section 7 of the Firearms Act 1968, or
(b) the possession, purchase, acquisition, sale or transfer of a small-calibre pistol by a registered firearms dealer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3114/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-no-2-act-1997-commencement-order-1997/article-5
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