http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/38/2007-10-01Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006An Act to make provision for reducing and dealing with the abuse of alcohol; to make provision about real and imitation firearms, about ammunition and about knives and other weapons; to amend the Football Spectators Act 1989 and the Football (Disorder) Act 2000; to amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and section 8 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; to amend section 23 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969; to amend the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act 2002; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2021-09-29Expert Participation2007-10-01 Part 2 Weapons <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation><Emphasis>Imitation firearms</Emphasis>Meaning of “realistic imitation firearm”381In sections 36 and 37 “realistic imitation firearm” means an imitation firearm which—ahas an appearance that is so realistic as to make it indistinguishable, for all practical purposes, from a real firearm; andbis neither a de-activated firearm nor itself an antique.2For the purposes of this section, an imitation firearm is not (except by virtue of subsection (3)(b)) to be regarded as distinguishable from a real firearm for any practical purpose if it could be so distinguished only—aby an expert;bon a close examination; orcas a result of an attempt to load or to fire it.3In determining for the purposes of this section whether an imitation firearm is distinguishable from a real firearm—athe matters that must be taken into account include any differences between the size, shape and principal colour of the imitation firearm and the size, shape and colour in which the real firearm is manufactured; andbthe imitation is to be regarded as distinguishable if its size, shape or principal colour is unrealistic for a real firearm.4The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that, for the purposes of subsection (3)(b)—athe size of an imitation firearm is to be regarded as unrealistic for a real firearm only if the imitation firearm has dimensions that are less than the dimensions specified in the regulations; andba colour is to be regarded as unrealistic for a real firearm only if it is a colour specified in the regulations.5The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.6That power includes power—ato make different provision for different cases;bto make provision subject to such exemptions and exceptions as the Secretary of State thinks fit; andcto make such incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as he thinks fit.7In this section—colour” is to be construed in accordance with subsection (9);de-activated firearm” means an imitation firearm that consists in something which—was a firearm; buthas been so rendered incapable of discharging a shot, bullet or other missile as no longer to be a firearm;real firearm” means—a firearm of an actual make or model of modern firearm (whether existing or discontinued); orsomething falling within a description which could be used for identifying, by reference to their appearance, the firearms falling within a category of actual modern firearms which, even though they include firearms of different makes or models (whether existing or discontinued) or both, all have the same or a similar appearance.8In subsection (7) “modern firearm” means any firearm other than one the appearance of which would tend to identify it as having a design and mechanism of a sort first dating from before the year 1870.9References in this section, in relation to an imitation firearm or a real firearm, to its colour include references to its being made of transparent material.10Section 8 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45) (under which firearms are deemed to be deactivated if they are appropriately marked) applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of the 1968 Act.S. 38 in force at 1.10.2007 by S.I. 2007/2180, art. 3(g)
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