The Firearms (Amendment) Rules 1992

Additional conditions in firearm certificates

3.  Rule 3 of the 1989 Rules shall be amended as follows:

(a) at the beginning of paragraph (4) for the word “A” there shall be substituted the words “Subject to paragraphs (4A) and (4B) below a”;

(b) after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted–

“(4A) Where a firearm or ammunition to which the certificate relates is possessed, purchased or acquired by the holder of the certificate for the purpose only of its being kept or exhibited as part of a collection the certificate shall be subject to one or, depending on whether or not the certificate relates also to any other firearm or ammunition, the other of the following additional conditions, namely–

(a) “A firearm or ammunition to which the certificate relates must be possessed, purchased or acquired by the holder of the certificate only for the purpose of its being kept or exhibited as part of a collection.” or

(b) “A firearm or ammunition which is identified by an asterisk (*) in Part 1 or, as the case may be, Part 2 of the certificate must be possessed, purchased or acquired by the holder of the certificate only for the purpose of its being kept or exhibited as part of a collection.”.”

(4B) Where any expanding ammunition to which the certificate relates, that is to say–

(a) any ammunition which is designed to be used with a pistol and incorporates a missile designed to expand on impact, including a missile which deforms in any predictable manner on or immediately after impact, or

(b) anything which is designed to be projected as a missile from any weapon and is designed to be, or has been, incorporated in any such ammunition,

is possessed, purchased or acquired by the holder of the certificate for such purposes only as are referred to in the additional conditions set out below, the certificate shall be subject to one or, depending on whether or not the certificate relates also to other ammunition, the other of the following additional conditions, namely–

“(a) The ammunition to which the certificate relates must not be used for any purpose other than–

(a) use with a slaughtering instrument;

(b) sporting purposes;

(c) the shooting of vermin or, in the course of carrying on activities in connection with the management of any estate, of other wildlife; or

(d) competition purposes or target shooting outside competition.” or

“(b) The ammunition which is identified by the word “expanding” in Part 2 of the certificate must not be used for any purpose other than–

(a) use with a slaughtering instrument;

(b) sporting purposes;

(c) the shooting of vermin or, in the course of carrying on activities in connection with the management of any estate, of other wildlife; or

(d) competition purposes or target shooting outside competition.”; and

(c) in paragraph (5), after the word “and” there shall be inserted the words “, subject to paragraphs (4A) and (4B) above,”.