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Firearms (Amendment) Act 1992

1992 CHAPTER 31

An Act to empower the Secretary of State to extend the period for which firearm and shot gun certificates are granted or renewed.

[16th March 1992]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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2 Northern Ireland.

(1) Section 1 above does not extend to Northern Ireland.

(2) An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (legislation for Northern Ireland in the interim period) which states that it is made only for purposes corresponding to those of section 1 above—

(a) shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament); but

(b) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House.

3 Citation.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1992.

(2) This Act and the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1988 may be cited together as the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1992.

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2 Northern Ireland.

3 Citation.

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1992.

Firearms (Amendment) Act 1992 (1992/31)

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F1	S. 1 repealed (1.7.1997) by 1997 c. 5 , s. 52(2) , Sch. 3 ; S.I. 1997/1535 , art. 3(b) , Sch. Pt. I					repealed
I1	Act wholly in force at Royal Assent
M1	1974 c. 28 .

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