Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38)

Part 2 U.K. Weapons etc.

Air weapons E+W+S

31 Prohibition on sale or transfer of air weapons except by registered dealers E+W+S

(1) In subsection (1) of section 3 of the 1968 Act (offence for a person other than a registered firearms dealer to sell etc. a firearm or ammunition by way of trade or business), at the end of paragraph (b) insert “or

(c) sells or transfers an air weapon, exposes such a weapon for sale or transfer or has such a weapon in his possession for sale or transfer,”.

(2) In section 40(2) of that Act (which excludes air weapons from the requirements to keep a register of transactions), omit the words from “ to firearms ” to “ therein ”.

(3) In section 57(4) of that Act (interpretation), in the definition of “firearms dealer”, for the words from “manufactures” onwards substitute—

“(a) manufactures, sells, transfers, repairs, tests or proves firearms or ammunition to which section 1 of this Act applies or shot guns; or

(b) sells or transfers air weapons.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 31(1)(2) in force at 1.10.2007 by S.I. 2007/2180, art. 4(a)

I2 S. 31(3) in force for specified purposes at 6.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/858, art. 2(e)

I3 S. 31(3) in force in so far as not already in force at 1.10.2007 by S.I. 2007/2180, art. 4(a)