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The Firearms (Period of Certificate) Order 1994

S.I. 1994/2614 · Made 6 October 1994

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ARMS AND AMMUNITION

Made 6th October 1994

Laid before Parliament 13th October 1994

Coming into force 1st January 1995

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 26(3A) of the Firearms Act 1968f1, I hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1968 c. 27. Section 26(3A) was inserted by section 1 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1992 (c. 31).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Period of Certificate) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st January 1995.

2

Section 26(3) of the Firearms Act 1968 (period for which a firearm or shot gun certificate is to continue in force) shall have effect as if the references to three years were references to five years.

Signature

Michael Howard

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

6th October 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that the period for which a firearm or shot gun certificate is to continue in force under section 26(3) of the Firearms Act 1968 (unless previously revoked or cancelled) is to be five years instead of three years. By virtue of section 26(3B) of the 1968 Act, the Order applies only to certificates granted or renewed after 1st January 1995.