Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
I saw one recently that had been purchased as an L54 DP Bren prior to the 'ban' and subsequently re-submitted for certification. Just the barrel welded in and it passed. But was there even a need for it to have been re-submitted on the basis that the law isn't retrospective?
Not in my opinion, that is to say, providing the owner was ready to fight, in court, any constabulary that said that he/she was is possession of a Section Five firearm or parts thereof.

I remember in the pre-1988 Firearms Amendment Act that some constabularies did not like Deacts and took every opportunity to prosecute.