Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 substituted (22.2.2017) by The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/85), art. 1, Sch.
| ML1 | Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of less than 20 mm, other firearms and automatic weapons with a calibre of 12.7 mm (calibre 0.50 inches) or less and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: | ||||||
| N.B.: | See also PL9010 in Schedule 3. | ||||||
| Note: | ML1 does not control: | ||||||
| a. | Firearms specially designed for dummy ammunition and which are incapable of discharging a projectile; | ||||||
| b. | Firearms specially designed to launch tethered projectiles, having no high explosive charge or communications link, to a range of 500 m or less; | ||||||
| c. | Firearms to which the “Deactivation Regulation” applies which have been deactivated and marked in accordance with the technical specifications set out in Annexes I and II to that Regulation; | ||||||
| d. | Firearms to which the “Deactivation Regulation” does not apply which bear a mark and are certified as having been rendered incapable of discharging any shot, bullet or other missile in accordance with section 8 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988. | ||||||
| a. | Rifles and combination guns, handguns, machine, sub-machine and volley guns; | ||||||
| Note: ML1.a. does not control: | |||||||
| a. | Bayonets; | ||||||
| b. | Not used; | ||||||
| c. | Reproductions of rifles and combination guns, the originals of which were manufactured earlier than 1890; | ||||||
| d. | Handguns, volley guns and machine guns, manufactured earlier than 1890, and their reproductions; | ||||||
| e. | Rifles or handguns, specially designed to discharge an inert projectile by compressed air or CO2. | ||||||
| b. | Smooth-bore weapons as follows: | ||||||
| 1. | Smooth-bore weapons specially designed for military use; | ||||||
| 2. | Smooth-bore weapons not controlled by ML1.b.1., as follows: | ||||||
| a. | Fully automatic type weapons; | ||||||
| b. | Semi-automatic or pump-action type weapons; | ||||||
| Note: | ML1.b. does not control: | ||||||
| a. | Not used; | ||||||
| b. | Reproductions of smooth-bore weapons, the originals of which were manufactured earlier than 1890; | ||||||
| c. | Smooth-bore weapons, specially designed for any of the following; | ||||||
| 1. | Slaughtering of domestic animals; | ||||||
| 2. | Tranquilising of animals; | ||||||
| 3. | Seismic testing; | ||||||
| 4. | Firing of industrial projectiles; | ||||||
| d. | Signal pistols; | ||||||
| e. | Industrial Tools; | ||||||
| f. | Smooth-bore weapons that are both not specially designed for military use and specially designed to discharge an inert projectile by compressed air or CO2. | ||||||
| c. | Weapons using caseless ammunition; | ||||||
| [F2d. | Sound suppressors or moderators, “special gun-mountings”, optical weapon-sights and flash suppressors, for firearms specified in ML1.a., ML1.b. or ML1.c. | ||||||
| Note: | ML1.d. does not control: | ||||||
| a. | Optical weapon-sights without electronic image processing (i.e. using only lenses to view the target), with a magnification of 9 times or less, provided they are not specially designed or modified for military use.]] | ||||||
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 2 substituted (13.7.2017) by The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/697), arts. 1, 2(3)