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The signing and promulgation of laws

In keeping with Article 82 of the Basic Law, the above Act to Reform the Weapons Law was sent to the Federal Government to be signed by the appropriate Federal Minister and the Federal Chancellor. This procedure, referred to as countersignature, is laid down in Article 58 of the Basic Law and ensures the validity of orders and directives of the Federal President. Following countersignature, the law was sent to the Federal President to be signed. Finally, it was promulgated in the Federal Law Gazette and took effect according to the relevant provisions.

Federal Law Gazette
	Part I	G 5702

2002	Published in Bonn on 16 October 2002	No. 73

Day	Contents	Page
11. 10.02	Act to Reform the Weapons Law	3970
11. 10.02	Fifth Act to Amend the Federal Trunk Roads Act	4015

Act
to Reform the Weapons Law

of 11 October 2002

The Bundestag has adopted the following law with the consent of the Bundesrat:

Overview of contents

Article 1     Weapons Act
Article 2     Proof Testing Act
Article 3     Amendment of the War Weapons Control Act
...
Article 8     Amendment of the Ordinance on the Jurisdiction of the Main Customs Offices to Prosecute and Punish Certain Regulatory Offences under the Weapons Act and the Explosives Act
Article 9     Amendment of the Trade Regulation Code
Article 10   Amendment of the First Ordinance on the Weapons Act
Article 11   Amendment of the Third Ordinance on the Weapons Act
Article 12   Amendment of the Explosives Act
Article 13   Amendment of the First Ordinance on the Explosives Act
...
Article 19   Entry into force, expiry and continued validity of provisions

Article 1

Weapons Act

Overview of contents

Section 1
General provisions

§ 1     Subject and purpose of the Act, definitions
§ 2     Principles relating to the handling of weapons or ammunition, list of weapons
§ 3     Handling of weapons or ammunition by children and young persons
...      (the rest of the Act is detailed in the following part of the document)

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