PART 15Firearms

CHAPTER 2Amendment of legislation extending to England and Wales and Scotland

Amendment of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988I161

1

The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 M1 is amended as follows.

2

In section 8A M2 (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 M3 (visitors' permits)—

a

in subsection (1A) M4—

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) M5.

4

In section 18 M6 (firearms acquired for export)—

a

omit subsection (1A) M7;

b

in subsection (4) M8 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) M9.

5

Omit section 18A M10 (purchase or acquisition of firearms in other member States).

6

In section 18B M11 (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 ”.