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Section 35 Fee for registration and renewal thereof.

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

F1Subject to t his Act, on the registration of a person as a firearms dealer there shall be payable by him a fee of F2£480.

(1A)

F3If the chief officer of police for the area in which the applicant has applied to be registered is satisfied—

(a)

that the only place of business in respect of which the application is made is at a game fair, trade fair or exhibition, agricultural show or an event of a similar character, and

(b)

that the applicant’s principal place of business is entered in the register for another area,

the fee payable shall be F4£31.

(2)

No fee shall be payable if the chief officer of police for the area in which the applicant has applied to be registered is satisfied that the only place of business in respect of which the application is made—

(a)

has become situated in that area because of an alteration in the boundary of the area and was previously entered in the register for another area; or

(b)

is one to which the applicant proposes to transfer the business previously carried on by him at a place entered in the register for another area.

(3)

F5Before a person for the time being registered as a firearms dealer can be granted a new certificate of registration under section 33(5) of this Act, he shall pay a fee of F6£480.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 35(1) amended (E.W.) by virtue of S.I. 1990/290, art. 6(a), Sch. 2 Pt. I and (S.) by virtue of S.I. 1990/325, art. 6(a), Sch. 2 Pt. I

F2

Sum in s. 35(1) substituted (4.6.2026) by The Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/514), arts. 1(1), 3(a)

F3

S. 35(1A) inserted by (S.) S.I. 1986/996, art. 7 and (E.W.) S.I. 1986/986, art. 7

F4

Sum in s. 35(1A) substituted (4.6.2026) by The Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/514), arts. 1(1), 3(b)

F5

Section 35(3) amended (E.W.) by virtue of S.I. 1990/290 art. 6(c), Sch. 2 Pt. II and (S.) by virtue of S.I. 1990/325, art. 6(c), Sch. 2 Pt. II

F6

Sum in s. 35(3) substituted (4.6.2026) by The Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/514), arts. 1(1), 3(c)

Modifications

C1

S. 35(1) amended (E.W.) (1.1.1995) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2615, art. 6, Sch. 2 Pt. I and (S.) (1.1.1995) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2652, art. 5, Sch. 2 Pt. I

C2

S. 35(1A) continued (E.W.) (1.1.1995) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2615, art. 7, Sch. 2 Pt. II and (S.) (1.1.1995) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2652, art. 6, Sch. 2 Pt. II

C3

S. 35(3) continued (E.W.) (1.1.1995) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2615, art. 8, Sch. 2 Pt. III and (S.) (1.1.1995) by virtue of S.I. 1994/2652, art. 7, Sch. 2 Pt. III