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Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 215

Arms And Ammunition

The Antique Firearms Regulations 2021

Made

1st March 2021

Coming into force

22nd March 2021

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 58(2B)(b), (2C), (2D)(b) and (2F) of the Firearms Act 1968( 1 ).

In accordance with section 58(2G) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement, interpretation, extent and application I1

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Antique Firearms Regulations 2021 and come into force on the twenty-first day after the day on which they are made.

(2) In these Regulations “the 1968 Act” means the Firearms Act 1968 .

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland but regulation 3(d) applies only in England and Wales.

Cartridges specified under section 58(2B)(b) of the Firearms Act 1968 I2

2. The description of cartridges specified for the purposes of section 58(2B)(b) of the 1968 Act are set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Firearms’ propulsion systems specified under section 58(2C) of the Firearms Act 1968 I3

3. For the purposes of section 58(2C) of the 1968 Act, the following descriptions of firearms’ propulsion systems are specified—

(a) any propulsion system which involves the use of a loose charge and a separate ball (or other missile) loaded at the muzzle end of the barrel, chamber or cylinder of the firearm and which uses an independent source of ignition;

(b) any propulsion system in a breech-loading cartridge firearm which uses an ignition system other than rim-fire or centre-fire;

(c) any propulsion system which involves the use of rim-fire cartridges (other than .22 (5.58mm), .23 (5.8mm), 6mm or 9mm rim-fire cartridges) in a breech-loading firearm, or

(d) any propulsion system for an air weapon.

Date of manufacture of a firearm specified under section 58(2D)(b) of the Firearms Act 1968 I4

4. For the purposes of section 58(2D)(b) of the 1968 Act, the firearm must have been manufactured before 1st September 1939.

Kit Malthouse

Minister of State

Home Office

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE

Centre-fire cartridges (imperial): breech-loading longarm firearms I5

1. The following descriptions of centre-fire cartridges (imperial)—

Centre-fire cartridges (metric): breech-loading longarm firearms I6

2. The following descriptions of centre-fire cartridges (metric)—

Centre-fire cartridges (imperial): breech-loading pistols I7

3. The following descriptions of centre-fire cartridges (imperial)—

Centre-fire cartridges (metric): breech-loading pistols I8

4. The following descriptions of centre-fire cartridges (metric)—

Cartridges for vintage rifles, punt guns or shot guns I9

5. The following descriptions of cartridges—

( 1 )

1968 c. 27 . Sections 58(2B), (2C), (2D) and (2F) were inserted by section 126 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) .

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Antique Firearms Regulations 2021.
The Antique Firearms Regulations 2021 (2021/215)
Version from: 28 December 2021

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