The Legal Code of Schwartzistan · Acts of the Assembly · 1817
The Firearms Act (1817)
1817 c. 60
Passed by the Assembly 1 October 1817 In force
The Firearms Act
Be it enacted by the Assembly of Schwartzistan, with the assent of the Grand Chancellor, as follows.
The Clerk's summary of the Act's 3 sections follows; the full text is held at the Ministry of Justice.
- Passed by the Assembly by 35 votes to 1.
- Penalty on conviction: a fine of 13 marka or 14 months.
- Comes into force on 1 January 1818.
Amendment history
- F1 Amended by The Firearms (Amendment) Act, 3 January 1829. Passed by the Assembly by 37 votes to 23.
- F2 Amended by The Firearms (Amendment) Act, 16 February 1862. Passed by the Assembly by 44 votes to 7.
- F3 In turn amended by The Firearms (Amendment) Act, 22 April 1873 (amending The Firearms (Amendment) Act). Passed by the Assembly by 40 votes to 19.
- F4 In turn amended by The Firearms (Amendment) Act, 2 June 1898 (amending The Firearms (Amendment) Act). Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 20.
- F5 Amended by The Firearms (Amendment) Act, 10 July 1983. Passed by the Assembly by 38 votes to 25.
- F6 Amended by The Firearms (Amendment) Act, 20 August 2001. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 14.
The Act came into force as its provisions state and remains in the code with its amendment history.