http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/13Firearms Act 1968An Act to consolidate the Firearms Acts 1937 and 1965, the Air Guns and Shot Guns, etc. , Act 1962, Part V of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 and certain enactments amending the Firearms Act 1937.1978-08-31texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-10Expert Participation2026-06-29
Firearms Act 1968ActFirearms (Amendment) Act 1997s. 12(2)Firearms Act 1968s. 51(2A)Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997s. 62(1) Sch. 1 para. 3Firearms Act 1968Sch. 1 para. 6(fa)-(fc)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 11 para. 1(3)s. 255(1)Firearms Act 1968Blanket amendmentThe Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011art. 3 4art. 3(2)art. 3(3) 4(2) 6(4)(5)art. 2
Part I Provisions as to Possession, Handling and Distribution of Weapons and Ammunition; Prevention of Crime and Measures to Protect Public Safety Special exemptions from sections 1 to 5 Equipment for ships and aircraft.131A person may, without holding a certificate,—ahave in his possession a firearm , ammunition or a relevant accessory on board a ship, or a signalling apparatus , or ammunition or a relevant accessory therefor, on board an aircraft or at an aerodrome, as part of the equipment of the ship, aircraft or aerodrome;bremove a signalling apparatus , or ammunition or a relevant accessory therefor, being part of the equipment of an aircraft, from one aircraft to another at an aerodrome, or from or to an aircraft at an aerodrome to or from a place appointed for the storage thereof in safe custody at that aerodrome, and keep any such apparatus , or ammunition or relevant accessory at such a place; ...cif he has obtained from a constable a permit for the purpose in the prescribed form, remove a firearm from or to a ship, or a signalling apparatus from or to an aircraft or aerodrome, to or from such place and for such purpose as may be specified in the permit.dhaving obtained a permit under paragraph (c), remove any relevant accessory from or to a ship, aircraft or aerodrome, to or from the place specified in the permit.2It is an offence for a person knowingly or recklessly to make a statement false in any material particular for the purpose of procuring, either for himself or for another person, the grant of a permit under subsection (1)(c) of this section.Words substituted by Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45, SIF 51:1), s. 23(3)Words in s. 13(2) substituted (1.7.1997) by 1997 c. 5, s. 52(1), Sch. 2(2); S.I. 1997/1535, art. 3(b), Sch. Pt. IWords in s. 13(1)(a) substituted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 5 para. 1(8)(a)(i); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z8)Words in s. 13(1)(a) substituted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 5 para. 1(8)(a)(ii); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z8)Words in s. 13(1)(b) substituted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 5 para. 1(8)(b)(i); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z8)Words in s. 13(1)(b) substituted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 5 para. 1(8)(b)(ii); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z8)Word in s. 13(1)(b) omitted (29.6.2026) by virtue of Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 5 para. 1(8)(b)(iii); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z8)S. 13(1)(d) inserted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), s. 255(1), Sch. 5 para. 1(8)(c); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(z8)