PART 1 Introductory

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and come into force immediately before IP completion day( 3 ).

PART 2 Explosives precursors

Amendment of the Control of Explosives Precursors etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

2. In regulation 11(3) of the Control of Explosives Precursors etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014( 4 ) (meaning of references to “recognised non-NI licenses”) omit sub-paragraph (a).

Amendment of Part 13 of the Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

3. —(1)The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019( 5 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 49 (amendment of the Control of Explosives Precursors etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014)—

(a) in paragraph (2), omit sub-paragraph (c);

(b) omit paragraph (7).

(3) In regulation 51 (amendment of Regulation (EU) No 98/2013)( 6 )—

(a) in paragraph (3), in the text substituted for paragraph 1 omit—

(i) “in England and Wales and Scotland”;

(ii) new paragraph 1(b);

(iii) “in relation to England and Wales and Scotland”;

(b) omit paragraph (12);

(c) in paragraph (13), for “13” substitute “12”.

PART 3 Firearms

Amendment of Part 15 of the Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

4. —(1)The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 58 (amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/2403)( 7 )—

(a) in paragraph (3)(f)—

(i) in the definition of “the appropriate authority”, omit “, in relation to England and Wales and Scotland,” and the words after “Secretary of State”;

(ii) in the definition of “the relevant legislation”, omit “, in relation to England and Wales and Scotland,” and the words after “1988”;

(b) In paragraph (5)(d), omit “, in relation to England and Wales and Scotland,” and the words after “1988”.

(3) Omit regulations 64 (amendment to the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004( 8 )) and 65 (saving provision – exemptions from requirement of authority under Article 45 of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004), and the heading of Chapter 3.

Amendment of Northern Ireland legislation

5. —(1)The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2(2) (interpretation) omit the definition of “another member State”.

(3) For the words “another member State”, in each other place in which they occur, substitute “a member State”.

(4) In Article 15(6)(b) (visitor’s firearm permit)( 9 ), omit “other” in the second place it occurs.

(5) In Article 22 (Article 7 authorities), in paragraph (4)(d), for “the United Kingdom”, substitute “Northern Ireland”.

(6) In the heading of Article 43 (purchase or acquisition of firearms in other member States), omit “other”.

(7) In Article 55(2)(b) (production of certificates, etc.), omit “other” in the second place it occurs.