Regulation 1 Citation, interpretation and extentI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021.

In these Regulations—

• “the 1968 Act” means the Firearms Act 1968 M1;

• “the 1988 Act” means the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 M2;

• “the commencement date” means 22nd March 2021;

• F1“the transitional period” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to vintage rifles, punt guns or shot guns with a bore greater than 10, the period of ten months beginning with the commencement date;

  2. (b)

     in all other cases, the period of six months beginning with the commencement date.

These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.