Part I Prohibition of weapons and ammunition and control of small-calibre pistols
General prohibition of small firearms etc.
I11 Extension of s.5 of the 1968 Act to prohibit certain small firearms etc.
1
Section 5 of the M1Firearms Act 1968 (referred to in this Act as “the 1968 Act”) shall have effect with the following amendments.
2
In subsection (1) (which describes weapons which are prohibited by section 5), after paragraph (ab) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
aba
any firearm which either has a barrel less than 30 centimetres in length or is less than 60 centimetres in length overall, other than an air weapon, a small-calibre pistol, a muzzle-loading gun or a firearm designed as signalling apparatus;
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In paragraph (ab) (self-loading or pump-action rifles) of that subsection, for the word “rifle” there shall be substituted the words “
rifled gun
”
.
4
In paragraph (ac) (self-loading and pump-action smooth-bore guns) after the word “not” there shall be inserted the words “
an air weapon or
”
.
5
In paragraph (ad) (smooth-bore revolver guns), for the words from “loaded” to the end there shall be substituted the words “
a muzzle-loading gun
”
.
6
After subsection (7) there shall be inserted the following subsections—
8
For the purposes of subsection (1)(aba) and (ac) above, any detachable, folding, retractable or other movable butt-stock shall be disregarded in measuring the length of any firearm.
9
Any reference in this section to a muzzle-loading gun is a reference to a gun which is designed to be loaded at the muzzle end of the barrel or chamber with a loose charge and a separate ball (or other missile).
7
The general prohibition by section 5 of the 1968 Act of firearms falling within subsection (1)(aba) of that section is subject to the special exemptions in sections 2 to 8 below.
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In sections 2 to 7 below any reference to subsection (1)(aba) of section 5 of the 1968 Act shall include a reference to subsection (2A) of that section as it applies in relation to a firearm specified in subsection (1)(aba) of that section.
7B
In section 8 below the reference to subsection (1)(aba), (b) or (c) of section 5 of the 1968 Act shall include a reference to subsection (2A) of that section as it applies in relation to any weapon or ammunition specified in subsection (1)(aba), (b) or (c) of that section.
8
In sections 2 to 8 below any reference to a firearm certificate shall include a reference to a visitor’s firearm permit.
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