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Paragraph 1 Firearms Act 1968I1I2

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 7(1)—

(a)

the words from “a firearm” to the end become paragraph (a);

(b)

at the end insert—

“(b)

a relevant accessory.”

(3)

In section 8—

(a)

in subsection (1) for the words from “, have” to “ammunition” substitute—

“(a)

have in their possession, purchase or acquire, a firearm or ammunition, or

(b)

have a relevant accessory in their possession,”;

(b)

in subsection (1A)—

(i)

after “ammunition”, in the first place it occurs, insert “, or the possession of a relevant accessory,”;

(ii)

for “or ammunition”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “, ammunition or relevant accessory”;

(iii)

after “of, or” insert “firearm or ammunition is”.

(4)

In section 9(1) for “or ammunition” substitute “, ammunition or a relevant accessory”.

(5)

In section 11—

(a)

in subsection (1) for “or ammunition”—

(i)

in the first place it occurs, substitute “, ammunition or a relevant accessory”;

(ii)

in the second and third places it occurs, substitute “, ammunition or relevant accessory”;

(b)

in subsection (4)—

(i)

omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (a);

(ii)

at the end of paragraph (b) insert

“and

(c)

a relevant accessory,”.

(6)

In section 11A at the end insert—

“(7)

Where a rifle is borrowed on any premises in reliance on subsection (1), the borrower may, without holding a certificate under this Act, borrow and have in their possession on those premises a relevant accessory for the period for which the rifle is borrowed.”

(7)

In section 12(1) after “firearm” insert “or relevant accessory”.

(8)

In section 13(1)—

(a)

in paragraph (a)—

(i)

for “or ammunition”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “, ammunition or a relevant accessory”;

(ii)

for “or ammunition therefor” substitute “, or ammunition or a relevant accessory therefor,”;

(b)

in paragraph (b)—

(i)

for “or ammunition”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “, or ammunition or a relevant accessory”;

(ii)

for “or ammunition”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “, or ammunition or relevant accessory”;

(iii)

omit the “and” at the end;

(c)

after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d)

having obtained a permit under paragraph (c), remove any relevant accessory from or to a ship, aircraft or aerodrome, to or from the place specified in the permit.”

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 5 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(1)

I2

Sch. 5 para. 1 in force at 29.6.2026 by S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z8)