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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-rules-1998/schedule-5/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1941",
  "legislation_title": "The Firearms Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-rules-1998",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Directions as to the manner of keeping a register",
  "text": "The description of firearms or ammunition should indicate clearly—\n(a) in the case of firearms—\n(i) the class of firearms (eg shot gun, rifle, revolver or pistol);\n(ii) the make, type or distinctive name of the firearm;\n(iii) the calibre;\n(iv) the identification number or other distinguishing mark, if present;\n(v) the maker’s name, if known;\n(b) in the case of ammunition—\n(i) the make, type or distinctive name of the ammunition;\n(ii) the calibre;\n(iii) the nature of the projectile (eg solid or expanding).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2021/1172",
      "affecting_title": "The Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2021"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2014/1239",
      "affecting_title": "The Firearms (Amendment) Rules 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2026/304",
      "affecting_title": "The Firearms (Amendment and Revocation) Rules 2026"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2025/914",
      "affecting_title": "The Firearms (Amendment) Rules 2025"
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1941/schedule/5/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:23:43.371035+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."
}