The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
These Regulations amend the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/282 (C. 8)) (“the 2021 Regulations”). The 2021 Regulations bring into force section 126 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) (“the Act”), which amends section 58 of the Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27) (“the 1968 Act”) by introducing a statutory definition of an “antique firearm” and making transitional arrangements in relation to those firearms that no longer fall within the definition of an antique firearm (“former antique firearms”). In particular, section 126 inserts new section 58(2B) in the 1968 Act, which provides that a firearm can be an antique firearm if its chamber or (as the case may be) each of its chambers is designed for use with a cartridge of a description specified in regulations. The Schedule of the Antique Firearms Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/215) (“the Antique Firearms Regulations”) specifies the cartridges to which this applies.