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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/violent-crime-reduction-act-2006-specification-for-imitation-firearms-regulations-northern-ireland-2023/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/violent-crime-reduction-act-2006-specification-for-imitation-firearms-regulations-northern-ireland-2023/note.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2023/162",
  "legislation_title": "The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Specification for Imitation Firearms) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/violent-crime-reduction-act-2006-specification-for-imitation-firearms-regulations-northern-ireland-2023",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations prescribe the specifications that imitation firearms must conform to, pursuant to paragraph 7(A1) of Schedule 2 to the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). The underlying purpose is to prevent imitation firearms from being converted into functioning firearms.\nUnder paragraph 7(2)(a) to (c) of Schedule 2 to the 2006 Act, a person is guilty of an offence if they: manufacture an imitation firearm which does not conform to the prescribed specifications; modify an imitation firearm so that it ceases to conform; or modify a firearm to create an imitation firearm that does not conform.\nRegulation 3(1) sets out the specifications for blank-firing imitation firearms.\nRegulation 3(3) sets out the specifications for blank-firing imitation revolvers.\nAn Impact Assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as it has no or minimal impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies. A copy of the Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside the Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2023/162/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:30:41.836789+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."
}