The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc. ) Order 1999

Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45) U.K.

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

(2) In section 15 (approved rifle clubs and muzzle-loading pistol clubs)(1)–

(a) in subsection (1), after “Secretary of State”, there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998)”;

(b) in subsection (5)–

(i) in paragraph (a), after “thinks”, there is inserted “or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers think”;

(ii) in paragraph (b), after “Secretary of State”, there is inserted “or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers”.

(3) In the Schedule (firearms and ammunition in museums)(2)–

(a) in paragraph 1(2)(b), after “Secretary of State”, there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998)”;

(b) in paragraph 1(3)–

(i) after “Secretary of State” in the first place where it occurs, there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998)”;

(ii) after “he”, there is inserted “or they”;

(c) in paragraph 1(4), after “necessary”, there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998) think necessary”;

(d) in paragraph 2(2), after “Secretary of State”, there is inserted “or, in the case of a notice given by them (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998), the Scottish Ministers”;

(e) in paragraph 2(4)–

(i) after “Secretary of State”, there is inserted “or, in the case of a revocation made by them (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998), the Scottish Ministers”;

(ii) after “him”, there is inserted “or them”;

(f) in paragraph 5–

(i) in sub-paragraph (2), after “Secretary of State”, there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers (by virtue of provision made under section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998)”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (3), after “Secretary of State”, there is inserted “or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 7 in force at 1.7.1999, see art. 1(1)

(1)

Section 15 was substituted by the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 5), section 45(1).

(2)

Schedule 1 was amended by the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 5), section 47.