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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-rules-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2021/464",
  "legislation_title": "The Firearms (Amendment) Rules 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-rules-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been published in substitution of the SI of the same number to correct the presentation of the forms in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument. Under paragraph 1(ii) on page 2 of the form in Schedule 1, “Firearms authorised to be purchased or acquired”, the duplicate tables have been replaced with a single table. In the “Conditions” section of the form in Schedule 2, paragraph 3, line one: the text “without undue delay” has been amended to appear in bold type.\nArms And Ammunition\nMade 13th April 2021\nComing into force 7th May 2021\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27(2), 28(2) and 53 of the Firearms Act 1968.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c. 27. Section 27(2) was amended by section 23(5) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/464/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:14:55.027463+00:00",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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