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Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997

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2(1)A person to whom this Schedule applies may, at any time before the appointed day, deliver a small-calibre pistol (“the pistol”) to any designated police station for safe keeping; and if he does so he shall also deliver up the firearm certificate in order that the delivery of the pistol may be recorded therein.

(2)Sub-paragraph (1) above applies to a pistol which a person has (before the appointed day) contracted to acquire if it is delivered to any designated police station as soon as reasonably practicable after it comes into his possession.

(3)The pistol shall be kept in police custody (whether at the designated police station or otherwise) until it is—

(a)released under paragraph 6 or 7 below;

(b)surrendered to the police before the end of the transitional period under paragraph 9(2) below;

(c)deemed to have been surrendered by virtue of paragraph 8 below.

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