Crime and Policing Act 2026
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44 Application of Firearms Acts to sound moderators etc
(1) The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows. (2) After section 2 insert— Possession of a sound moderator or flash suppressor 2A (1) Subject to any exemption under this Act, it is an offence for a person to have in their possession a relevant accessory unless the person holds a firearm certificate or a shot gun certificate. (2) “Relevant accessory” means an accessory to a firearm to which section 1 applies which is designed or adapted to diminish the noise or flash caused by firing the firearm. (3) In section 57 (interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1)— (i) omit paragraph (d); (ii) in the words after paragraph (d) omit “, and accessories to,”; (b) in subsection (4)— (i) after the definition of “registered” insert— “relevant accessory” has the meaning given in section 2A; ; (ii) in the definition of “shot gun”, omit the words from “and any” to the end. (4) In Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of offences) after the entry for section 2(2) insert— Section 2A | Possession of relevant accessory without certificate under this Act | Summary | A fine of level 3 on the standard scale . (5) Schedule 5 amends the exemptions in the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 to the requirement to hold a firearm or shot gun certificate.
44 Application of Firearms Acts to sound moderators etc
(1) The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows. (2) After section 2 insert— Possession of a sound moderator or flash suppressor 2A (1) Subject to any exemption under this Act, it is an offence for a person to have in their possession a relevant accessory unless the person holds a firearm certificate or a shot gun certificate. (2) “Relevant accessory” means an accessory to a firearm to which section 1 applies which is designed or adapted to diminish the noise or flash caused by firing the firearm. (3) In section 57 (interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1)— (i) omit paragraph (d); (ii) in the words after paragraph (d) omit “, and accessories to,”; (b) in subsection (4)— (i) after the definition of “registered” insert— “relevant accessory” has the meaning given in section 2A; ; (ii) in the definition of “shot gun”, omit the words from “and any” to the end. (4) In Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of offences) after the entry for section 2(2) insert— Section 2A | Possession of relevant accessory without certificate under this Act | Summary | A fine of level 3 on the standard scale . (5) Schedule 5 amends the exemptions in the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 to the requirement to hold a firearm or shot gun certificate.
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