# The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, Article 20: Duration of European firearms pass


(1) The period specified in a European firearms pass as the period for which it is to be valid shall be whichever is the shorter of the following—
(a) the period until the earliest time when a firearm certificate relating to a firearm identified in the pass expires; and
(b) the maximum period for the duration of that pass.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) the maximum period for the duration of a European firearms pass is—
(a) in the case of a pass identifying only a firearm stated in the pass to fall within category D for the purposes of Annex I to the European weapons directive, ten years; and
(b) in any other case, five years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110491327/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-firearms-northern-ireland-order-2004/article-20
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