ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Go to Preamble

1. Part I

   Prohibition of weapons and ammunition and control of small-calibre pistols

   1. General prohibition of small firearms etc.

      1. 1. Extension of s.5 of the 1968 Act to prohibit certain small firearms etc.

   2. Special exemptions from prohibition of small firearms

      1. 2. Slaughtering instruments.

      2. 3. Firearms used for humane killing of animals.

      3. 4. Shot pistols used for shooting vermin.

      4. 5. Races at athletic meetings.

      5. 6. Trophies of war.

      6. 7. Firearms of historic interest.

   3. Weapons and ammunition used for treating animals

      1. 8. Weapons and ammunition used for treating animals.

   4. Prohibited ammunition: expanding ammunition and missiles for expanding ammunition

      1. 9. General prohibition of expanding ammunition etc.

      2. 10. Expanding ammunition etc.: exemptions from prohibition.

   5. Provisions relating to the control of small-calibre pistols

      1. 11. Having small-calibre pistol outside licensed pistol club.

      2. 12. Firearm certificates for small-calibre pistols: special conditions.

      3. 13. Permits to have small-calibre pistols outside licensed pistol clubs.

      4. 14. Transitional arrangements for certain small-calibre pistols.

   6. Surrender of firearms, etc. and compensation

      1. 15. Surrender of prohibited small firearms and ammunition.

      2. 16. Payments in respect of prohibited small firearms and ammunition.

      3. 17. Payments in respect of ancillary equipment.

      4. 18. Parliamentary control of compensation schemes.

2. Part II

   Licensed Pistol Clubs

   1. Preliminary

      1. 19. Purpose of Part II.

      2. 20. No pistol club to operate without a licence.

   2. Grant, variation, and revocation of licences

      1. 21. Grant of licences.

      2. 22. Criteria for grant of licence.

      3. 23. Licence conditions.

      4. 24. Duration of licence and renewal.

      5. 25. Variation of licence.

      6. 26. Revocation of licence.

      7. 27. Exemptions from s. 1 of the 1968 Act relating to licensed pistol clubs.

   3. Pistol registers

      1. 28. Registers to be kept at licensed pistol clubs.

   4. Supplementary

      1. 29. Regulations.

      2. 30. Powers of entry and inspection.

      3. 31. Penalty for false statements.

3. Part III

   Regulation of firearms and ammunition

   1. Transfers and other events relating to firearms and ammunition

      1. 32. Transfers of firearms etc. to be in person.

      2. 33. Notification of transfers involving firearms.

      3. 34. Notification of de-activation, destruction or loss of firearms etc.

      4. 35. Notification of events taking place outside Great Britain involving firearms etc.

      5. 36. Penalty for offences under ss. 32 to 35.

   2. Firearm and shot gun certificates

      1. 37. Applications for certificates and referees.

      2. 38. Grant of firearm certificates.

      3. 39. Register of holders of shot gun and firearm certificates.

      4. 40. Revocation of certificates.

      5. 41. Appeals.

   3. Registered firearms dealers

      1. 42. Authorised dealing with firearms by registered firearms dealers.

   4. Miscellaneous

      1. 43. Power of search with warrant.

      2. 44. Firearm certificates for certain firearms used for target shooting: Special conditions.

      3. 45. Approved rifle clubs and muzzle-loading pistol clubs.

      4. 46. Coterminous pistol club licences and rifle club approvals.

      5. 47. Museums eligible for a museums firearm licence.

      6. 48. Firearms powered by compressed carbon dioxide.

4. Part IV

   Final provisions

   1. 49. Financial provisions.

   2. 50. Interpretation and supplementary provisions.

   3. 51. Power to make transitional, consequential etc. provisions.

   4. 52. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

   5. 53. Short title, commencement and extent.

5. Schedules:

   1. Schedule 1

      Transitional arrangements for small-calibre pistols.

   2. Schedule 2

      Consequential and minor amendments.

   3. Schedule 3

      Repeals.