The Firearms (Revocation, Consequential Amendment and Saving Provision) Regulations 2026
This instrument revokes the Firearms Regulations 2019 (“the 2019 Regulations”) in respect of England and Wales and Scotland.
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Deactivated firearms are non-lethal and not subject to firearms licensing controls.
The information supplied to the Home Office regarding possession and transfer of these items, as required by the 2019 Regulations, is not seen or used by the police, whose interest lies with the control of live firing guns. The data collected therefore serves no operational or law enforcement purpose.
The 2019 Regulations continue to apply to Northern Ireland in order to comply with the Windsor Framework, but the instrument makes consequential amendments to remove references to England and Wales and Scotland.
The extent of this instrument (that is, the jurisdiction(s) which the instrument forms part of the law of) is England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. However, the revocation provision only extends to England and Wales and Scotland, and the amending provision only extends to Northern Ireland.
The territorial application of this instrument (that is, where the instrument produces a practical effect) is England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.