1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Removal to Northern Ireland) (Revocation) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004.

NOTES
Initial Commencement
Specified date

Specified date: 1 January 2004: see above.

2 Revocation

2Revocation

The Firearms (Removal to Northern Ireland) Order 1990 is hereby revoked.

NOTES
Initial Commencement
Specified date

Specified date: 1 January 2004: see art 1.

Signature

Caroline Flint

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

8th December 2003

EXPLANATORY NOTE

EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes with effect from 1st January 2004 the Firearms (Removal to Northern Ireland) Order 1990 with the result that the removal of firearms or ammunition, to which section 1 of the Firearms Act 1968 applies, from Great Britain to Northern Ireland no longer requires the prior approval of the chief officer of police for the area from which they are to be removed and the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

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