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The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1997

Firearms licences

Firearms

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2016-03-03

ARMS AND AMMUNITION

This Order brings into force the provisions of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997, subject to the transitional provisions and savings made by the Order and, in the case of sections 16, 17 and 18, insofar as they are not already in force. (Sections 16, 17 and 18 of the 1997 Act were brought into force on 17th March 1997 by the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (Commencement) (No. 1) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1076) for the purposes only of making a compensation scheme.) References in this note to sections are references to sections of the 1997 Act.