# The Firearms Regulations 2019, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Firearms Regulations 2019 and come into force on 12th December 2019.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) In these Regulations—
“appropriate national authority” means the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;”
“deactivated firearm” means a firearm that has been deactivated in accordance with the technical specifications set out in the document published by the Secretary of State under section 8A(5) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (controls on defectively deactivated weapons) which apply to that firearm;
“firearm”, for the purposes of regulations 1 to 4, has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (interpretation);”
(a)in relation to England and Wales and Scotland, by section 57(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 (interpretation);
(b)in relation to Northern Ireland, by Article 2(2) of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (interpretation);
“transfer”, for the purposes of regulations 1 to 4, includes sell, give, let on hire for a period of more than 14 days or lend for a period of more than 14 days.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1420/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-regulations-2019/regulation-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.