Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11)

Part 1 U.K. The Parliament and its powers

Legislative competence U.K.

10 Air weapons U.K.

In Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the 1998 Act, in Section B4 (specific reservations: firearms) at the end insert—

“Exception

The regulation of air weapons within the meaning given by section 1(3)(b) of the Firearms Act 1968 (which is subject to the following which remain powers of the Secretary of State—

(a) the power to make rules under section 53 of that Act for the purposes of that provision (specially dangerous weapons requiring firearms certificate), and

(b) the power to make an order under section 1(4) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (specially dangerous weapons to be prohibited)).”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 10 in force at 3.7.2012 by S.I. 2012/1710, art. 2(e)