Defined term

“firearm”

Defined in 17 Acts, 29 statutory instruments and 1 EU-derived instrument.

  1. The Anti-terrorism (Financial and Other Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2002 SI
  2. The Armed Forces (Alcohol Limits for Prescribed Safety-Critical Duties) Regulations 2013 SI
  3. The Armed Forces (Specified Aviation and Marine Functions) Regulations 2018 SI
  4. The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston Byelaws 2007 SI
  5. The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Burghfield Byelaws 2010 SI
  6. The Atomic Weapons Establishment Blacknest Byelaws 2010 SI
  7. The Aviation Security and Piracy (Overseas Territories) Order 2000 SI
  8. The British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre Byelaws 2016 SI
  9. The Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 1994 SI
  10. Conservation of Seals Act 1970 Act
  11. Coroners and Justice Act 2009 Act
  12. Deer Act 1991 Act
  13. Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 Act
  14. The Explosives Regulations 2014 SI
  15. The Export Control Order 2008 SI 4 definitions
  16. Firearms Act 1968 Act 2 definitions
  17. The Firearms Regulations 2019 SI
  18. The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 SI
  19. Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 Act
  20. The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI
  21. The Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 SI
  22. The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 SI
  23. Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 Act
  24. The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 SI
  25. Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 Act
  26. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Act 3 definitions
  27. Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Act
  28. The RAF Barford St John Byelaws 2014 SI
  29. The RAF Brize Norton Byelaws 2015 SI
  30. The RAF Croughton Byelaws 2014 SI
  31. The RAF Welford Byelaws 2010 SI
  32. Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  33. The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  34. The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  35. The Sculthorpe Training Area Byelaws 2015 SI
  36. Sentencing Act 2020 Act
  37. Serious Crime Act 2007 Act 5 definitions
  38. Space Industry Act 2018 Act
  39. The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  40. The Templeton Training Area Byelaws 2016 SI
  41. Terrorism Act 2000 Act
  42. Theft Act 1968 Act
  43. The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  44. Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Act 2 definitions
  45. The Woodbury Common Range Byelaws 2009 SI
  46. Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 Act
  47. The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI

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