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Weapons Act 1990
sec.8How a firearm is made temporarily inoperable
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### sec.8 How a firearm is made temporarily inoperable
A firearm is made temporarily inoperable—
for a firearm designed to allow its bolt, breech block, firing pin or other integral part of the firing mechanism to be removed—if the part is removed and securely stored separately from the firearm; and
for another firearm—if the firearm’s trigger is secured by a trigger lock and the lock’s key is securely stored separately from the firearm.
s 8 ins 1996 No. 41 s 7
- (a) for a firearm designed to allow its bolt, breech block, firing pin or other integral part of the firing mechanism to be removed—if the part is removed and securely stored separately from the firearm; and
- (b) for another firearm—if the firearm’s trigger is secured by a trigger lock and the lock’s key is securely stored separately from the firearm.