# Policing and Crime Act 2017, Section 129: Controls on ammunition which expands on impact


(1) The Firearms Act 1968 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).
(2) In section 5 (weapons subject to general prohibition), in subsection (1A), for paragraph (f) substitute—
“(f) any ammunition which is designed to be used with a pistol and incorporates a missile designed or adapted to expand on impact;”.
(3) In section 5A (exemptions from requirement of authority under section 5), in subsection (8)(a), after “which”, in the first place it occurs, insert “ is designed to be used with a pistol and ”.
(4) In consequence of the amendment made by subsection (2), omit section 9 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/3/section/129 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/policing-and-crime-act-2017/section-129
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