Part 6: Firearms Section 54: Prohibition of certain firearms etc: England and Wales and Scotland
Section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 sets out a list of prohibited weapons. These are subject to more rigorous controls than other firearms, and the possession of a prohibited weapon is unlawful without the authority of the Secretary of State.
	Section 54 amends this list to include certain rapid firing rifles with a lever release action or manually actuated release system (subsection 2).
	Subsection (3) amends this list to include bump stocks and sets out the definition of a bump stock which is a device used to increase the rate of fire of a self-loading weapon.
	Subsections (4) to (8) make consequential amendments to the 1968 Act to accommodate the amended list of prohibited firearms, which includes provision in respect of sentencing of offenders.
	This section forms part of the law of Great Britain.