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2. In these Rules—
(a)“the principal Act” means the Firearms Act 1968;
(b)“the 1997 Act” means the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997;
(c)references to firearms include references to imitation firearms to which the Firearms Act 1982(1) applies;
(d)“muzzle-loading pistol”, “approved rifle club” and “approved muzzle-loading pistol club” have the same meaning as in section 15 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988(2);
(e)“target shooting club” means any club at which shooting at targets is conducted with firearms to which section 1 of the principal Act applies, whether or not an approved rifle or muzzle-loading pistol club;
(f)any reference to a form includes a reference to any form to the like effect; and
(g)any reference to a Schedule, except in rule 10(5) below, is a reference to a Schedule to these Rules.
Section 15 was substituted by section 45 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997.
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