Article 2 Interpretation

“the principal Act” means the Firearms Act 1968;

“the 1997 Act” means the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997;

references to firearms include references to imitation firearms to which the Firearms Act 1982^f1 applies;

“muzzle-loading pistol”, “approved rifle club” and “approved muzzle-loading pistol club” have the same meaning as in section 15 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988^f2;

“target shooting club” means any club at which shooting at targets is conducted with firearms to which section 1 of the principal Act applies, whether or not an approved rifle or muzzle-loading pistol club;

any reference to a form includes a reference to any form to the like effect; and

any reference to a Schedule, except in rule 10(5) below, is a reference to a Schedule to these Rules.