Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Firearms (Fees) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1st October 2019.

(2)

These Regulations do not apply in relation to an application made before 1st October 2019 for—

(a)

an authority under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 (authority to possess, manufacture, sell etc. prohibited weapons or prohibited ammunition)^f1;

(b)

an approval under section 15 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (approved rifle clubs and muzzle-loading pistol clubs)^f2; or

(c)

a licence under the Schedule to the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (licence for firearms and ammunition in museums)^f3.

Annotations

f1: Section 5 was amended by section 1 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45), section 1 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 5), section 39 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), sections 108 and 109 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), section 129 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), and S.I. 1992/2823.
f2: Section 15 was amended by section 45 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and S.I. 1999/1750.
f3: The Schedule was amended by section 47 of, and paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and section 132 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 and S.I. 1999/1750.