Firearms Act 1937
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate the provisions of the Firearms Acts, 1920 to 1936, relating to firearms, imitation firearms and other weapons and to ammunition.
Citation1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 12
Territorial extent[b]
Royal assent18 February 1937
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the provisions of the Firearms Acts, 1920 to 1936, relating to firearms, imitation firearms and other weapons and to ammunition. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 12 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 February 1937 |
| Commencement | 1 May 1937[c] |
| Repealed | 1 August 1968 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Firearms Act 1968 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Firearms Act 1937 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 12) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to firearms, imitation firearms, and ammunition in Great Britain.[1]
Repealed enactments
Section 34(2) of the act repealed 4 enactments, listed in the fourth schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 43 | Firearms Act 1920 | The whole act except section sixteen and subsection (1) of section nineteen. |
| 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 50 | Firearms and Imitation Firearms (Criminal Use) Act 1933 | The whole act. |
| 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 16 | Firearms Act 1934 | The whole act. |
| 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 39 | Firearms (Amendment) Act 1936 | The whole act. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 59(1) of, and schedule 7 to, the Firearms Act 1968 (1968 c. 27), which came into force on 1 August 1968.[3]
