Page 29, line 12, after “24” insert “(by itself or in combination with section 25)”

Page 29, line 18, after “24” insert “(by itself or in combination with section 25)”

Clause 27

Page 30, line 5, after “24” insert “(by itself or in combination with section 25)”

Page 30, line 6, leave out “20th June 2018” and insert “the relevant date”

Page 30, line 8, leave out “20th June 2018” and insert “the relevant date”

Page 30, line 16, leave out “such”

Page 30, line 19, at end insert—

“(c)    

provision enabling a person to exercise a discretion in

determining—

(i)    

whether to make a payment in response to a claim, and

(ii)    

the amount of such a payment.”

Page 30, line 19, at end insert—

“(12)    

In this section “the relevant date”—

(a)    

in relation to a weapon to which section 141 of the Criminal Justice

Act 1988 is to apply by virtue of section 25(2A) or (8A) of this Act,

means 22nd January 2019;

(b)    

in any other case, means 20th June 2018.”

Clause 36

Page 36, line 13, leave out “such”

Page 36, line 13, at end insert—

“(c)    

provision enabling a person to exercise a discretion in

determining—

(i)    

whether to make a payment in response to a claim, and

(ii)    

the amount of such a payment.”

Clause 37

Page 36, line 45, leave out “such”

Page 36, line 45, at end insert—

“(c)    

provision enabling a person to exercise a discretion in

determining—

(i)    

whether to make a payment in response to a claim, and

(ii)    

the amount of such a payment.”

Clause 38

Page 37, line 40, leave out “such”

Page 37, line 40, at end insert—

“(c)    

provision enabling a person to exercise a discretion in

determining—

(i)    

whether to make a payment in response to a claim, and

(ii)    

the amount of such a payment.”

After Clause 38

Insert the following new Clause—

“Conditions applying to certain firearms: England and Wales and Scotland

(1)    

The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.

(2)    

After section 27 insert—

“27A  

Conditions for storage etc of certain firearms

(1)    

This section applies to a firearm if it is a rifle from which a shot,

bullet or other missile, with kinetic energy of more than 13,600

joules at the muzzle of the weapon, can be discharged.

(2)    

The Secretary of State must by rules under section 53 prescribe

conditions—

(a)    

subject to which a firearm certificate relating to a firearm to

which this section applies must be granted or renewed, and

(b)    

which impose requirements as to the storage of a firearm to

which this section applies and as to the security measures to

be taken when such a firearm is in transit.

(3)    

Before making rules under section 53 which prescribe conditions of

the kind mentioned in subsection (2) the Secretary of State must

consult such persons likely to be affected by the rules as the

Secretary of State considers appropriate.”

(3)    

In section 53 (rules for implementing the Act)—

(a)    

the existing text becomes subsection (1), and

(b)    

at the end of that subsection insert—

“(2)    

A statutory instrument containing (whether alone or with

other provision) rules under this section which prescribe

conditions of the kind mentioned in section 27A(2)

(conditions for storage etc of certain firearms) is subject to

annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of

Parliament.””

Insert the following new Clause—

“Conditions applying to certain firearms: Northern Ireland

(1)    

The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (SI 2004/702 (NI 3)) is

amended as follows.

(2)    

In Article 6 (conditions), after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)    

Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to Article 6A (conditions for

storage etc of certain firearms) and regulations under that Article.”

(3)    

After Article 6 insert—

“6A    

Conditions for storage etc of certain firearms

(1)    

This Article applies to a firearm if it is a rifle from which a shot,

bullet or other missile, with kinetic energy of more than 13,600

joules at the muzzle of the weapon, can be discharged.

(2)    

The Department of Justice must by regulations prescribe

conditions—

(a)    

subject to which a firearm certificate relating to a firearm to

which this Article applies must be granted, and

(b)    

which impose requirements as to the storage of a firearm to

which this Article applies and as to the security measures to

be taken when such a firearm is in transit.

(3)    

If a firearm certificate is granted subject to conditions prescribed

under paragraph (2), that certificate may not be varied so as to vary

or revoke those conditions.

(4)    

Before making regulations under paragraph (2) the Department of

Justice must consult such persons likely to be affected by the

regulations as the Department considers appropriate.”

(4)    

In Article 11 (variation of firearm certificate), after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)    

Paragraph (1) is subject to Article 6A (conditions for storage etc of

certain firearms) and regulations under that Article.””

Clause 39

Page 37, line 42, leave out from first “in” to third “in” and insert “this Part as it

applies”

Page 38, line 1, leave out from first “in” to third “in” and insert “this Part as it

applies”

After Clause 39

Insert the following new Clause—

“Enforcement of offences relating to sale etc of offensive weapons

(1)    

A local weights and measures authority may enforce within its area a

provision listed in subsection (2).

(2)    

The provisions mentioned in subsection (1) are—

(a)    

section 1(1) of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959

(penalties for offences in connection with dangerous weapons),

(b)    

section 1 of the Crossbows Act 1987 (sale etc of crossbows to

persons under 18),

(c)    

section 141(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (offensive weapons),

(d)    

section 141A of that Act (sale etc of bladed articles to persons under

18),

(e)    

section 1 of the Knives Act 1997 (unlawful marketing of knives),

(f)    

section 2 of that Act (publication of unlawful marketing material

relating to knives),

(g)    

section 1 of this Act (sale of corrosive products to persons under 18),

(h)    

section 3 of this Act (delivery of corrosive products to residential

premises etc),

(i)    

section 4 of this Act (delivery of corrosive products to persons

under 18),

(j)    

section 17 of this Act (delivery of bladed products to residential

premises etc), and

(k)    

section 20 of this Act (delivery of bladed articles to persons under

18).

(3)    

For the investigatory powers available to a local weights and measures

authority for the purposes of enforcing a provision listed in subsection (2),

see Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

(4)    

Nothing in this section is to be construed as authorising a local weights and

measures authority to bring proceedings in Scotland for an offence.

(5)    

In paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (duties and

powers to which Schedule 5 applies), at the appropriate place insert

“section (Enforcement of offences relating to sale etc of offensive weapons) of the

Offensive Weapons Act 2019.””

Insert the following new Clause—

“Application of Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

In Schedule 3 to the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008

(relevant enactments for the purposes of relevant functions to which Parts

1 and 2 of that Act apply) at the appropriate places insert—

“Criminal Justice Act 1988, sections 141(1) and 141A”;

“Offensive Weapons Act 2019, sections 1, 3, 4, 17 and 20”;

“Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959, section 1(1)”.”

Before Clause 40

Insert the following new Clause—

“Guidance on offences relating to offensive weapons etc

(1)    

The Secretary of State may from time to time issue guidance about—

(a)    

section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 (prohibition of the

carrying of offensive weapons without lawful authority or

reasonable excuse),

(b)    

section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959

(penalties for offences in connection with dangerous weapons) as it

has effect in relation to—

(i)    

England and Wales, or

(ii)    

the importation of a knife to which that section applies into

any other part of the United Kingdom,

(c)    

section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (offence of having

article with blade or point in public place) as it has effect in relation

to England and Wales,

(d)    

section 139A of that Act (offence of having article with blade or

point (or offensive weapon) on educational premises) as it has effect

in relation to England and Wales,

(e)    

section 141 of that Act (offensive weapons) as it has effect in relation

to England and Wales,

(f)    

section 141A of that Act (sale of bladed articles to persons under 18)

as it has effect in relation to England and Wales,

(g)    

section 141B of that Act (limitations on defence to offence under

section 141A: England and Wales),

(h)    

any of sections 1 to 4 of this Act (sale and delivery of corrosive

products) as they have effect in relation to England and Wales or

Scotland,

(i)    

section 6 of this Act (offence of having a corrosive substance in a

public place) as it has effect in relation to England and Wales, or

(j)    

any of sections 17 to 20 of this Act (sale and delivery of knives etc)

as they have effect in relation to England and Wales.

(2)    

The Scottish Ministers may from time to time issue guidance about—

(a)    

section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 as it has

effect in relation to Scotland and other than in relation to the

importation of a knife to which that section applies,

(b)    

section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 as it has effect in relation

to Scotland,

(c)    

section 141A of that Act as it has effect in relation to Scotland,

(d)    

section 141C of that Act (defence to offence under section 141A

where remote sale or letting on hire: Scotland),

(e)    

section 6 of this Act as it has effect in relation to Scotland, or

(f)    

any of sections 17 to 20 of this Act as they have effect in relation to

Scotland.

(3)    

The Department of Justice in Northern Ireland may from time to time issue

guidance about—

(a)    

Article 22 of the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (SI

1987/463 (NI 7)) (carrying of offensive weapon in public place),

(b)    

section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 as it has effect in relation

to Northern Ireland,

(c)    

section 139A of that Act as it has effect in relation to Northern

Ireland,

(d)    

section 141 of that Act as it has effect in relation to Northern Ireland,

(e)    

Article 53 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (SI

1996/3160 (NI 24)) (manufacture or sale of certain knives),

(f)    

Article 54 or 54A of that Order (sale of bladed articles to persons

under 18),

(g)    

any of sections 1 to 4 of this Act as they have effect in relation to

Northern Ireland,

(h)    

section 6 of this Act as it has effect in relation to Northern Ireland, or

(i)    

any of sections 17 to 20 of this Act as they have effect in relation to

Northern Ireland.

(4)    

A national authority who issues guidance under this section may from time

to time revise it.

(5)    

Subsection (6) applies if a national authority proposes to issue guidance

under this section—

(a)    

on a matter on which the authority has not previously issued such

guidance, or

(b)    

which the authority considers to be substantially different from

guidance previously issued under this section.

(6)    

Before the national authority issues the guidance, the authority must

consult such persons likely to be affected by it as the authority considers

appropriate.

(7)    

A national authority must arrange for any guidance issued by the authority

under this section to be published in such manner as the authority thinks

appropriate.

(8)    

This section does not permit a national authority to give guidance to a court

or tribunal.

(9)    

In this section “national authority” means—

(a)    

the Secretary of State,

(b)    

the Scottish Ministers, or

(c)    

the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.

(10)    

Until the coming into force of the repeal of section 141(4) of the Criminal

Justice Act 1988 (ban on importation of weapons) by paragraph 119(2) of

Schedule 7 to the Policing and Crime Act 2009, this section has effect as if—

(a)    

subsection (1)(e) referred to section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act

1988 as it has effect in relation to—

(i)    

England and Wales, or

(ii)    

the importation of a weapon to which that section applies

into any other part of the United Kingdom;

(b)    

subsection (2)(b) referred to that section as it has effect in relation to

Scotland and other than in relation to the importation of a weapon

to which that section applies, and

(c)    

subsection (3)(d) referred to that section as it has effect in relation to

Northern Ireland and other than in relation to the importation of a

weapon to which that section applies.”

Clause 42

Page 39, line 27, after “(7)” insert “and (14A)”

Page 39, line 28, after “(7)” insert “and (14A)”

Page 39, line 30, leave out “39” and insert “38”

Page 39, line 30, at end insert—

“(ja)    

section 39;”

Page 39, line 30, at end insert—

“(jb)    

section (Enforcement of offences relating to sale etc of offensive

weapons)(5);

(jc)    

section (Application of Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act

2008);

Page 39, line 30, at end insert—

(jd)    

section (Guidance on offences relating to offensive weapons etc);”

Page 39, line 38, at end insert—

“(za)    

section (Sale etc of bladed articles to persons under 18)(1);”

Page 39, line 45, at end insert—

“(ca)    

section (Conditions applying to certain firearms: England and Wales and

Scotland);”

Page 39, line 45, at end insert—

(cb)    

section (Enforcement of offences relating to sale etc of offensive

weapons)(1) to (4);”

Page 40, line 11, leave out “(3)” and insert “(2A)”