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Firearms Act 2023

Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2022-23

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Firearms Act 2023 (c. 49)
18 September 2023

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

27 March 2023
Lords
Bill 0039 2022-23 (as introduced)
1 March 2023
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

HL Bill 129 Explanatory Notes
4 September 2023
Lords
Bill 0039 EN 2022-23
8 March 2023
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 March 2023
15 March 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 14 March 2023
14 March 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 March 2023
13 March 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 March 2023
10 March 2023
Commons

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

All proceedings up to 15 March 2023 at Public Bill Committee Stage
15 March 2023
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Firearms Bill: HL Bill 129 of 2022–23
4 July 2023
Lords

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

32nd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
3 May 2023
Lords

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
3 March 2023
Commons

Lords 1st reading

27 March 2023
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

14 July 2023
Lords

Lords Order of Commitment discharged

12 September 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

18 September 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

18 September 2023

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
27 March 2023
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
14 July 2023
Lords

Lords Order of Commitment discharged

Minutes of Proceedings
12 September 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
18 September 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
18 September 2023