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Amendment of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988U.K.

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61.—(1) The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 M1 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 8A M2 (controls on defectively deactivated weapons), in each of subsections (2) and (3), for “the EU” in each place those words occur substitute “ the United Kingdom ”.

(3) In section 17 M3 (visitors' permits)—

(a)in subsection (1A) M4

(i)in paragraph (b), omit “to a place outside the member States without first being taken to another member State”;

(ii)at the end of paragraph (b) insert “ or ”;

(iii)omit paragraph (d) and the “or” immediately preceding that paragraph;

(b)omit subsection (3A) M5.

(4) In section 18 M6 (firearms acquired for export)—

(a)omit subsection (1A) M7;

(b)in subsection (4) M8 omit “and, in a case where the transaction is one for the purposes of which a document such as is mentioned in subsection (1A)(a) above is required to be produced, particulars of the agreement contained in that document”;

(c)omit subsection (6) M9.

(5) Omit section 18A M10 (purchase or acquisition of firearms in other member States).

(6) In section 18B M11 (permitted electronic means), in subsection (1)—

(a)in the opening words omit “or 18A”;

(b)in paragraph (a), for “the section concerned” substitute “ that section ”.

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I1Reg. 61 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

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M2Section 8A was inserted by section 128 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3).

M3Relevant amendments made by S.I. 1992/2823.

M4Section 17(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.

M5Section 17(3A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823 and amended by S.I. 2011/2175.

M6Relevant amendments made by S.I. 1992/2823.

M7Section 18(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.

M8Section 18(4) was amended by S.I.1992/2823.

M9Section 18(6) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.

M10Section 18A was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823 and amended by S.I. 2011/713.

M11Section 18B was inserted by S.I. 2011/713 and amended by paragraphs 6 and 7(b) of Schedule 14 to the Policing and Crime Act 2017 and by S.I. 2013/602.

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