{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gun-barrel-proof-act-1950/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gun-barrel-proof-act-1950/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukla/Geo6/14/3",
  "legislation_title": "Gun Barrel Proof Act 1950",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gun-barrel-proof-act-1950",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act unless the context otherwise requires—\n“The Act of 1868” means the Gun Barrel Proof Act 1868;\n“The Gunmakers Company” means the Master Wardens and Society of the Mystery of Gunmakers of the City of London;\n“The Guardians” means the Guardians of the Birmingham Proof House;\n“The two companies” means the Gunmakers Company and the Guardians;\n“The Minister” means the Secretary of State;\nOther words and expressions to which meanings are assigned by section 4 of the Act of 1868 have the same respective meanings.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1959/1768 (1959 I, p. 1793), art. 3(1), 1959/1828 (1959 I, p. 1802), art. 2 and Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964 (c. 15), ss. 1(2), 3(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1868 c. cxiii."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo6/14/3/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:22:56.990432+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."
}