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The Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2013

S.I. 2013/2970 · Made 19 November 2013

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Arms And Ammunition

Made 19th November 2013

Coming into force 1st December 2013

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(2), 27(2), 28(2) and 53 of the Firearms Act 1968f1, makes the following Rules:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1968 c.27. Section 27(2) was amended by section 23(5) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c.45). There are other amendments to the 1968 Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998
  3. 3Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998
  4. 4Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998
  5. 5Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998
  6. 6Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998
  7. 7Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998
  8. 8Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998
  9. 9Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998
  10. 10Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998
  11. Signature
  12. Schedule 1Firearm Certificate
  13. Schedule 2Shotgun Certificate
  14. Schedule 3Auctioneer’s Permit
  15. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2013 and shall come into force on 1st December 2013.

2Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998

The Firearms Rules 1998f1 are amended as follows.

3Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998

In rule 3 (firearm certificates), for paragraph (4)(ii) substitute—

“(ii)

the holder of the certificate must inform the chief officer of police by whom the certificate was granted within seven days of—

(a)

the theft, loss, or destruction in Great Britain of the certificate;

(b)

the theft, loss, deactivation or destruction in Great Britain of any firearm to which the certificate relates;

(c)

the theft or loss in Great Britain of any ammunition to which the certificate relates.”

4Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998

In rule 4 (referees: firearm certificates), omit paragraph (2).

5Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998

In rule 5 (shotgun certificates), for paragraph (4)(ii) substitute—

“(ii)

the holder of the certificate must inform the chief officer of police by whom the certificate was granted within seven days of—

(a)

the theft, loss or destruction in Great Britain of the certificate;

(b)

the theft, loss, deactivation or destruction in Great Britain of any shotgun to which the certificate relates.”

6Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998

In rule 6(2) (verification of applications: shotgun certificates), for sub-paragraph (c), substitute “(c) be of good character.”

7Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998

In rule 9 (other permits), for paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2)

A permit issued under section 9(2) of the principal Act (permit for auctioneers) shall be in the form set out in Part III of Schedule 4.”

8Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998

In Schedule 1 (firearm certificates: forms of application and certificate)f1—

(a)

for the certificate in Part II (firearm certificate), substitute the certificate in Schedule 1 to these Rules (firearm certificate);

(b)

omit Part III (reference form).

9Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998

In Schedule 2 (shotgun certificates; form of application and certificate) f1, for the certificate in Part II (shotgun certificate), substitute the certificate in Schedule 2 to these Rules (shotgun certificate).

10Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998

In Schedule 4 (other permits: forms of permit)—

(a)

for the permit in Part III (auctioneer’s firearm permit), substitute the permit in Schedule 3 to these Rules (auctioneer’s permit);

(b)

omit Part IV (auctioneer’s shot gun permit).

Signature

Norman Baker

Minister of State

Home Office

19th November 2013

Schedule 1Firearm Certificate

Schedule 2Shotgun Certificate

Schedule 3Auctioneer’s Permit

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules replace the existing prescribed firearm certificate and shotgun certificate with new certificates. These new certificates are designed to accompany the new single application form which applies for the purposes of applications for firearm and shotgun certificates.

Rules 3 and 5 make minor changes to the conditions attached to a firearm certificate and a shotgun certificate. These changes relate to the certificate holder’s obligation to inform the chief officer of police of developments in connection with the certificate, the firearm, the shotgun or the ammunition.

Rule 4 omits the prescribed reference form that is used by referees in relation to an application for a firearm certificate. This is no longer required in light of the content of the new single application form, which contains provision for the input of referees.

Rule 6 amends the requirements for referees in relation to applications for shotgun certificates. The effect of the change is that the referee is not required to fall within a particular category of professional; rather they are simply required to be a person of good character. This change reflects the existing requirement for referees in respect of applications for firearms certificates.

Rule 7 of these Rules amends rule 9 of the Firearms Rules 1998, with the effect that from now on there will be only one prescribed auctioneer’s permit, rather than two separate prescribed permits: one for firearms and ammunition and the other for shotguns.

Rule 8 substitutes the new firearm certificate, which appears at Schedule 1 to these Rules, for the formerly applicable prescribed certificate.

Rule 9 substitutes the new shotgun certificate, which appears at Schedule 2 to these Rules, for the formerly applicable prescribed certificate.

Rule 10 substitutes the new auctioneer’s permit, which appears at Schedule 3 to these Rules, for the formerly applicable prescribed auctioneer’s firearm permit, and omits the old auctioneer’s shotgun permit.