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Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38)
Part 2 — Weapons etc.

(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

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the purposes of theatrical performances and of rehearsals for such
performances;
the production of films (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Copyright,
Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48) - see section 5B of that Act);
the production of television programmes (within the meaning of the
Communications Act 2003 (c. 21) - see section 405(1) of that Act);
the organisation and holding of historical re-enactments organised and
held by persons specified or described for the purposes of this section
by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
the purposes of functions that a person has in his capacity as a person
in the service of Her Majesty.

(3)

It shall also be a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 36
in respect of conduct falling within subsection (1)(d) of that section to show
that the conduct—
(a) was in the course of carrying on any trade or business; and
(b) was for the purpose of making the imitation firearm in question
available to be modified in a way which would result in its ceasing to
be a realistic imitation firearm.

(4)

For the purposes of this section a person shall be taken to have shown a matter
specified in subsection (1) or (3) if—
(a) sufficient evidence of that matter is adduced to raise an issue with
respect to it; and
(b) the contrary is not proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

(5)

The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under this section shall
be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a
resolution of either House of Parliament.

(6)

That power includes power—
(a) to make different provision for different cases;
(b) to make provision subject to such exemptions and exceptions as the
Secretary of State thinks fit; and
(c) to make such incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional
provision as he thinks fit.

(7)

In this section—
“historical re-enactment” means any presentation or other event held for
the purpose of re-enacting an event from the past or of illustrating
conduct from a particular time or period in the past;
“museum or gallery” includes any institution which—
(a) has as its purpose, or one of its purposes, the preservation,
display and interpretation of material of historical, artistic or
scientific interest; and
(b) gives the public access to it.

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Meaning of “realistic imitation firearm”
(1)

In sections 36 and 37 “realistic imitation firearm” means an imitation firearm
which—
(a) has an appearance that is so realistic as to make it indistinguishable, for
all practical purposes, from a real firearm; and
(b) is neither a de-activated firearm nor itself an antique.