Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Firearms (Revocation, Consequential Amendment and Saving Provision) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force 21 days after the day on which they are laid.

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), these Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(4) Regulation 3 extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

(5) Regulation 4 extends to Northern Ireland.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations “ the 2019 Regulations ” means the Firearms Regulations 2019 ( 3 ).

Revocation

3. The 2019 Regulations are revoked so far as they extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Amendment of the Firearms Regulations 2019

4.—(1) The 2019 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement, extent and interpretation)—

(a)omit paragraph (2);

(b)for the definition of “appropriate national authority” substitute ““appropriate national authority” means the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland;”; and

(c)for the definition of “firearm” substitute ““firearm”, for the purposes of regulations 1 to 4, has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (interpretation);”.

(3) In regulation 2 (notification of transfers of deactivated firearms), for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.”.

(4) In regulation 3 (notification of deactivated firearms), for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.”.

Saving

5.—(1) Where a person transfers a deactivated firearm to another person before the date on which these Regulations come into force and notice of the transfer has not been given before the transfer, for the purposes of regulation 2(1)(b) and 3(1)(c) of the 2019 Regulations—

(a)notice may be given by the person who transferred the deactivated firearm on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force; and

(b)the 2019 Regulations shall continue to apply in relation to such notice as if the revocation made by regulation 3, and the amendments made by regulation 4, had not been made.

(2) Where a person possesses a deactivated firearm before the date on which these Regulations come into force and notice of the possession has not been given before the date on which the person first possessed the deactivated firearm, for the purposes of regulation 3(1)(b) of the 2019 Regulations—

(a)notice may be given by the person on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force; and

(b)the 2019 Regulations shall continue to apply in relation to such notice as if the revocation made by regulation 3, and the amendments made by regulation 4, had not been made.

(3) Where, for the purposes of regulation 3(5)—

(a)a person possesses a deactivated firearm before the date on which these Regulations come into force and notice of the possession has not been given before the date on which the person first possessed the deactivated firearm, and

(b)on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force, the person forms a reasonable belief that the transferor had given, or would give, notice in accordance with regulation 2 of the 2019 Regulations,

the 2019 Regulations shall continue to apply in relation to such belief as if the revocation made by regulation 3, and the amendments made by regulation 4, had not been made.