# The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, Paragraph 1


(1) The holder of a firearms dealer’s certificate may, without holding a firearm certificate, have in his possession or purchase or acquire a firearm or ammunition in the ordinary course of his business as a firearms dealer.
(2) An employee of the holder of a firearms dealer’s certificate may, without holding a firearm certificate, have in his possession or purchase or acquire a firearm or ammunition in the ordinary course of his employer’s business as a firearms dealer.
(3) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) apply to the possession, purchase or acquisition of a firearm or ammunition in the ordinary course of a firearms dealer’s business even if the firearm or ammunition is in the possession of, or purchased or acquired by, the dealer or his employee at a place which is not specified as his place of business in his firearms dealer’s certificate.
(4) In sub-paragraph (5) “relevant supervision” means supervision provided for a customer in the ordinary course of a firearms dealer’s business by the holder of a firearm dealer’s certificate or his employee.
(5) A person may, without holding a firearm certificate, have in his possession a firearm or ammunition while he is under relevant supervision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110491327/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-firearms-northern-ireland-order-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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