The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.
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Make provision about the regulation of certain rifle ranges and shooting galleries; to make provision for an offence in relation to the possession of component parts of ammunition; and for connected purposes.
B e it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.
In section 11 (use of firearms for sports, athletics and other approved Subsection
(4)
applies to a person at a relevant rifle range or shooting The person may, without holding a certificate, have in their a miniature rifle, and ammunition for a miniature rifle,
In this section—
“
“
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activities), for subsection (4) substitute—
“(3A)
gallery who is not the operator of the range or gallery.
(4)
possession—
(a)
(b)
provided by the operator of the range or gallery.
(4A)
miniature rifle” means a rifle chambered for .22 rim-fire
cartridges;
operator” means the person conducting or carrying on the
relevant rifle range or shooting gallery;
relevant rifle range or shooting gallery” means a rifle range or
shooting gallery at which no firearms are used other than air
weapons or miniature rifles.”
In section 23(2)(b) (use of weapons or ammunition at shooting gallery), for
“miniature rifles not exceeding .23 inch calibre” substitute “rifles chambered
for .22 rim-fire cartridges”.
A person commits an offence if— the person has in their possession any component parts of the person intends to manufacture ammunition to which section were the person to do so— possession of the ammunition by the person would the manufacture or possession of the ammunition by For the purposes of this section the component parts of ammunition bullet; cartridge case; primer; propellant. A person who commits an offence under this section is liable— on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a
In the Firearms Act 1968, after section 3 insert—
“3A
Possessing component parts of ammunition with intent to manufacture
(1)
(a)
ammunition (see subsection
(2)
),
(b)
1 applies using those parts, and
(c)
(i)
constitute an offence under section 1, or
(ii)
the person would constitute an offence under section
3.
(2)
are—
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(3)
(a)
exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both);
(b)
for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’
court or a fine (or both);
(c)
term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the
statutory maximum (or both).”
An amendment made by this Act has the same extent as the provision
amended.
Subject to that, this Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
Regulations under subsection (3) may—
make transitional, transitory or saving provision;
make different provision for different purposes.
This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
This Act may be cited as the Firearms Act 2023.
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