{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-fees-regulations-2019/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-fees-regulations-2019/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2019/1169",
  "legislation_title": "The Firearms (Fees) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-fees-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation of this Part",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“carrier authority” means an authority granted under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 in relation to a person carrying on business transporting prohibited weapons or prohibited ammunition;\n“competitive shooting authority” means an authority under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 granted in relation to a person training for, or competing in, a sporting competition;\n“dealer authority” means an authority under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 granted in relation to a firearms dealer, except where the authority is granted to a museum which holds a licence under the Schedule to the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988;\n“exhibitor authority” means an authority granted under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 in relation to a person exhibiting prohibited weapons or prohibited ammunition at an arms fair held in England, Wales or Scotland;\n“maritime security authority” means an authority granted under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 in relation to a person carrying on business providing on-board, armed protection to ships or other sea-going vessels;\n“trophy of war authority” means an authority granted under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 authorising a person to temporarily possess a firearm which was acquired as a trophy of war.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "For the meaning of “firearms dealer” see section 57(4) of the Firearms Act 1968."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1169/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:38:13.228211+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}