The Export Control Order 2008

[F1 Military, Security and Para-military Goods, Software and Technology and Arms, Ammunition and Related Material U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 substituted (22.2.2017) by The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/85), art. 1, Sch.

ML1	Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of less than 20 mm, other firearms and automatic weapons with a calibre of 12.7 mm (calibre 0.50 inches) or less and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
	[F2 N.B.:	Weapons using non-centre fire (e.g. rimfired) cased ammunition and which are not of the fully automatic firing type are specified in PL9010.a. or PL9011.a. of Schedule 3.]
	Note:	ML1 does not control:
		a.			Firearms specially designed for dummy ammunition and which are incapable of discharging a projectile;
		b.			Firearms specially designed to launch tethered projectiles, having no high explosive charge or communications link, to a range of 500 m or less;
		c.			Firearms to which the “Deactivation Regulation” applies which have been deactivated and marked in accordance with the technical specifications set out in Annexes I and II to that Regulation;
		d.			Firearms to which the “Deactivation Regulation” does not apply which bear a mark and are certified as having been rendered incapable of discharging any shot, bullet or other missile in accordance with section 8 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988.
		[F3 e.			Weapons using non-centre fire (e.g. rimfired) cased ammunition and which are not of the fully automatic firing type.]
	a.	Rifles and combination guns, handguns, machine, sub-machine and volley guns;
		[F4 N.B.: Rifles and combination guns, manufactured earlier than 1938 are specified in PL9010.a. and PL9011.a. of Schedule 3.]
		Note: ML1.a. does not control:
					a.	Bayonets;
					b.	[F5 Rifles and combination guns manufactured earlier than 1938;]
					c.	Reproductions of rifles and combination guns, the originals of which were manufactured earlier than 1890;
					d.	Handguns, volley guns and machine guns, manufactured earlier than 1890, and their reproductions;
					e.	Rifles or handguns, specially designed to discharge an inert projectile by compressed air or CO2 [F6 ;
					f.	Handguns specially designed for any of the following: 1. slaughtering of domestic animals; or 2. tranquilising of animals.]
	b.	Smooth-bore weapons as follows:
		N.B.1.:			[F7 Smooth-bore weapons manufactured earlier than 1938 are specified in PL9010.a. and PL9011.a. of Schedule 3.
		N.B.2.:			Smooth-bore weapons manufactured in 1938 or later are specified in PL9010.a. and PL9011.a. of Schedule 3 provided they are not specifically designed for military use or of the fully automatic type.]
		1.			Smooth-bore weapons specially designed for military use;
		2.			[F8 Fully automatic smooth-bore weapons not controlled by ML1.b.1.;]
		Note:			ML1.b. does not control:
				a.		[F9 Smooth-bore weapons manufactured earlier than 1938;]
				b.		Reproductions of smooth-bore weapons, the originals of which were manufactured earlier than 1890;
				c.		Smooth-bore weapons, specially designed for any of the following;
						1.	Slaughtering of domestic animals;
						2.	Tranquilising of animals;
						3.	Seismic testing;
						4.	Firing of industrial projectiles;
				d.		Signal pistols;
				e.		Industrial Tools;
				f.		Smooth-bore weapons that are both not specially designed for military use and specially designed to discharge an inert projectile by compressed air or CO2.
	c.	Weapons using caseless ammunition;
	[F10 d.	Accessories designed for firearms specified in ML1.a., ML1.b. or ML1.c., as follows:
		1. Detachable cartridge magazines;
		2. Sound suppressors or moderators;
		3. ‘Gun-mountings’;
		Technical Note:
		For the purposes of ML1.d.3., a ‘gun-mounting’ is a fixture designed to mount a gun onto a ground “vehicle”, “aircraft”, “vessel” or structure.
		4. Flash suppressors;
		5. Optical weapon-sights with electronic image processing;
		6. Optical weapon-sights specially designed for military use.]]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 2 substituted (14.9.2018) by The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/939), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)(i)

F3 Words in Sch. 2 inserted (14.9.2018) by The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/939), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)(ii)

F4 Words in Sch. 2 inserted (14.9.2018) by The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/939), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)(iii)

F5 Word in Sch. 2 substituted (14.9.2018) by The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/939), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)(iv)

F6 Words in Sch. 2 inserted (7.6.2021) by The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/586), arts. 1, 2(4)

F7 Words in Sch. 2 inserted (14.9.2018) by The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/939), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)(v)

F8 Words in Sch. 2 substituted (14.9.2018) by The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/939), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)(vi)

F9 Words in Sch. 2 substituted (14.9.2018) by The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/939), arts. 1, 2(3)(a)(vii)

F10 Words in Sch. 2 substituted (3.11.2022) by The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1042), arts. 1, 3(3)