{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-rules-2023/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-rules-2023/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2023/77",
  "legislation_title": "The Firearms (Amendment) Rules 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-amendment-rules-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Arms And Ammunition\nMade 26th January 2023\nLaid before Parliament 27th January 2023\nComing into force 27th July 2023\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27A(2) and 53 of the Firearms Act 1968.\nIn accordance with section 27A(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons likely to be affected by the Rules as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c. 27. Section 27A was inserted by section 61(1) and (2) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (c. 17). Section 53 was amended by section 61(3) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019. There are other amendments to the Firearms Act 1968 which are not relevant to these Rules."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/77/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:50:24.867714+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}