SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 1ST JULY 2016

Article 2

Column 1

Provisions of the Act

Column 2

Subject matter

Column 3

Purpose

Sections 3, 4, 5, 6(1) to (3), 7, 8(1), 9(1) and (2), 10 and 11(1) to (4) and (7)

Air weapon certificates

For the purposes of—

  1. a

    enabling advance applications for the grant of an air weapon certificate to be made, registered and determined; and

  2. b

    enabling such certificates to be granted (and, if required, to be subsequently varied or revoked) before 31st December 2016.

Sections 12, 13, 14, 15(1) to (3), 16(1) to (5) and (8) and 17(1), (2), (6) and (7)

Permits

For the purposes of—

  1. a

    enabling advance applications for the grant of a police permit, visitor permit or event permit to be made and determined; and

  2. b

    enabling such permits to be granted (and, if required in the case of any police permit or visitor permit, to be subsequently varied or revoked) before 31st December 2016.

Sections 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22

Air weapon clubs

Section 28

Cancellation of air weapon certificate

Section 31(1) and (3)

False statements, certificates and permits

Section 32

Time limit for offences

Section 33

Offences by bodies corporate etc.

Section 34 (other than subsection (2)(n))

Appeals

Section 35(3)

Fees

Section 37

Crown application

Section 39(1)

Guidance