Moved by
Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
203A: Clause 112, page 128, line 40, leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 129 and insert—
“(a) either the conditions in subsection (2AA) are met or the condition in subsection (2AB) is met, and
(b) if an additional condition is specified in regulations under subsection (2AC), that condition is also met.
(2AA) The conditions in this subsection are that—
(a) the firearm’s chamber or, if the firearm has more than one chamber, each of its chambers is either—
(i) a chamber that the firearm had when it was manufactured, or
(ii) a replacement for such a chamber that is identical to it in all material respects;
(b) the firearm’s chamber or (as the case may be) each of the firearm’s chambers is designed for use with a cartridge of a description specified in regulations made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State (whether or not it is also capable of being used with other cartridges).
(2AB) The condition in this subsection is that the firearm’s ignition system is of a description specified in regulations made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State.
(2AC) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument specify either of the following conditions for the purposes of subsection (2A)(b)—
(a) a condition that a number of years specified in the regulations has elapsed since the date on which the firearm was manufactured;
(b) a condition that the firearm was manufactured before a date specified in the regulations.”