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Part 3Prevention of serious crime
Offences relating to things for use in serious crime
53Section 52: meaning of “relevant article”
(1)
In section 52 “relevant article” means any of the following—
(a)
a 3D printer firearms template;
(b)
an encapsulator;
(c)
a tablet press;
(d)
a vehicle concealment.
(2)
In this section—
“3D printer firearms template” means any document that may be used in conjunction with a 3D printer to produce any part of a firearm (as defined by section 57 of the Firearms Act 1968 or, in Northern Ireland, Article 2(2) of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/702 (N.I. 3)));
“document” includes information recorded in any form;
“encapsulator” includes any device that may be used to produce capsules;
“tablet press” includes any device that may be used to produce tablets;
“vehicle” has the meaning given by section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979;
“vehicle concealment” means a compartment that—
(a)
forms or is intended to form part of a vehicle or is attached or intended to be attached to a vehicle, and
(b)
conceals, or facilitates the concealment of, things or people or is intended to conceal or facilitate the concealment of things or people.
(3)
(4)
(5)
Before making regulations under subsection (3), the Secretary of State must consult—
(a)
the Scottish Ministers, and
(b)
the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.