3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), section 132 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (applications under the Firearms Acts: fees)(1) comes into force, insofar as it is not already in force, the day after the day on which these Regulations are made.
(2) Subsections (3) and (5) of section 132 are treated as though they are not in force in relation to an application made before 1st October 2019 for—
(a)an approval under section 15 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (approved rifle clubs and muzzle-loading pistol clubs)(2); or
(b)a licence under the Schedule to the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (licence for firearms and ammunition in museums)(3).
Section 132 is in force for certain purposes, see section 183(5)(e) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.
1988 c. 45. Section 15 was amended by section 45 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and S.I. 1999/1750.
The Schedule was amended by section 47 and paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997, section 132 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 and S.I. 1999/1750.