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  Scotland Bill - Clause 11 -  Devolution to Scotland of Powers to Regulate Specially Dangerous Air Weapons
  
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  @ MP voted aye to devolve powers to Scotland to regulate those air weapons deemed so dangerous they need to be licenced or prohibited in the same way as a firearm.
  @ MP voted no against devolving powers to Scotland to regulate those air weapons deemed so dangerous they need to be licenced or prohibited in the same way as a firearm.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against devolving powers to Scotland to regulate those air weapons deemed so dangerous they need to be licenced or prohibited in the same way as a firearm.
  
  
  MPs were considering the Scotland Bill[1]. The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 3, page 7, line 27, leave out from â1968â to end of line 34
  
  The unamended clause stated:
  
  :''Air weapons''
  :In [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/schedule/5/part/II Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the 1998 Act], in Section B4 (specific reservations: firearms) at the end insertâ
  	
  :âException
  :The regulation of air weapons within the meaning given by [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/1 section 1(3)(b) of the Firearms Act 1968] (which is subject to the following which remain powers of the Secretary of Stateâ
  	
  :(a)   the power to make rules under [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/53 section 53] of that Act for the purposes of that provision (specially dangerous weapons requiring firearms certificate), and
  
  :(b)   the power to make an order under [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/45/section/1 section 1(4) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988] (specially dangerous weapons to be prohibited)).â
  
  The rejected amendment sought not to keep the powers in (a) and (b) above with the Secretary of State. 
  
  
  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/scotland.html Parliament's webpage on the Scotland Bill (now an Act)]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmbills/115/11115.7-10.html#j4401 Clause 11 of the Scotland Bill as at the time of the vote]
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