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59.—(1) The Firearms Act 1968 M1 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 5A M2 (exemptions from requirement of authority under s.5), omit subsection (3).
(3) In section 22 (acquisition and possession of firearms by minors), omit subsection (1A) M3.
(4) In section 27 (special provisions about firearm certificates), omit subsection (1A) M4.
(5) In section 28 (special provisions about shot gun certificates), omit subsection (1C) M5.
(6) Omit section 32A (documents for European purposes) M6 and the italic cross-heading before that section.
(7) Omit section 32B (renewal of European firearms pass) M7.
(8) Omit section 32C (variation, endorsement etc. of European documents) M8.
(9) In section 42A (information as to transactions under visitors' permits) M9—
(a)in subsection (1)(b)—
(i)omit “or (d)”;
(ii)omit “or purchases or acquisitions by collectors etc”;
(iii)for “the member States” substitute “ Great Britain ”;
(b)in subsection (2)(b), for “the member State” substitute “ Great Britain ”.
(10) In section 48 (production of certificates) M10 —
(a)omit subsection (1A);
(b)in subsection (2) omit “or document”;
(c)omit subsection (4).
(11) In section 57 (interpretation)—
(a)in subsection (4) M11, omit the following definitions—
(i)“another member State” and “other member States”;
(ii)“Article 7 authority”;
(iii)“European firearms pass”;
(b)omit subsection (4A) M12.
(12) In Part 1 of Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of offences) M13, in the table, omit the entries relating to sections 32B(5), 32C(6) and 48(4) of that Act.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 59 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1
Marginal Citations
M2Section 5A was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823. Relevant amendments were made by sections 108(5) and 109(2)(a) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12).
M3Section 22(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.
M4Section 27(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.
M5Section 28(1C) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823 and amended by S.I. 2010/1759.
M6Section 32A was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823 and amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 5).
M7Section 32B was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.
M8Section 32C was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823 and amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 5).
M9Section 42A was inserted by S.I 1992/2823 and amended by S.I. 2011/713.
M10Section 48(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.
M11Section 57(4) was amended by S.I. 1992/2823.
M12Section 4A was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.
M13The table in Part 1 of Schedule 6 was amended by S.I 1992/2823.
60.—(1) This regulation applies if, immediately before commencement day—
(a)a person has in the person's possession a prohibited weapon or prohibited ammunition within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1968, and
(b)subsection (3) of section 5A of that Act (exemptions from requirement of authority under section 5) applies in relation to that person's possession of the weapon or ammunition.
(2) Despite the repeal of that subsection by regulation 59 (amendment of the Firearms Act 1968), that subsection continues to have effect on and after commencement day in relation to the possession by that person of the weapon or ammunition.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 60 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1
61.—(1) The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 M14 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 8A M15 (controls on defectively deactivated weapons), in each of subsections (2) and (3), for “the EU” in each place those words occur substitute “ the United Kingdom ”.
(3) In section 17 M16 (visitors' permits)—
(a)in subsection (1A) M17—
(i)in paragraph (b), omit “to a place outside the member States without first being taken to another member State”;
(ii)at the end of paragraph (b) insert “ or ”;
(iii)omit paragraph (d) and the “or” immediately preceding that paragraph;
(b)omit subsection (3A) M18.
(4) In section 18 M19 (firearms acquired for export)—
(a)omit subsection (1A) M20;
(b)in subsection (4) M21 omit “and, in a case where the transaction is one for the purposes of which a document such as is mentioned in subsection (1A)(a) above is required to be produced, particulars of the agreement contained in that document”;
(c)omit subsection (6) M22.
(5) Omit section 18A M23 (purchase or acquisition of firearms in other member States).
(6) In section 18B M24 (permitted electronic means), in subsection (1)—
(a)in the opening words omit “or 18A”;
(b)in paragraph (a), for “the section concerned” substitute “ that section ”.
Commencement Information
I3Reg. 61 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1
Marginal Citations
M15Section 8A was inserted by section 128 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3).
M16Relevant amendments made by S.I. 1992/2823.
M17Section 17(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.
M18Section 17(3A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823 and amended by S.I. 2011/2175.
M19Relevant amendments made by S.I. 1992/2823.
M20Section 18(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.
M21Section 18(4) was amended by S.I.1992/2823.
M22Section 18(6) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823.
M23Section 18A was inserted by S.I. 1992/2823 and amended by S.I. 2011/713.
M24Section 18B was inserted by S.I. 2011/713 and amended by paragraphs 6 and 7(b) of Schedule 14 to the Policing and Crime Act 2017 and by S.I. 2013/602.
62. In the Firearms Acts (Amendment) Regulations 1992 M25, omit regulation 10 (exchange of information).
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 62 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1
Marginal Citations
63. In the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 M26, omit regulation 3 (review).
Commencement Information
I5Reg. 63 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1
Marginal Citations
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