3In section 54 of the Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27) (application to Crown servants), after subsection (3) insert—
“(3AA)For the purposes of this section and of any rule of law whereby any provision of this Act does not bind the Crown—
(a)a member of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary shall be deemed to be a person in the service of Her Majesty; and
(b)references to the public service shall be deemed to include references to use by a person in the exercise and performance of his powers and duties as a member of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.”