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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-northern-ireland-order-2004-commencement-and-transitional-provisions-order-2005/article-7",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/4",
  "legislation_title": "The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-northern-ireland-order-2004-commencement-and-transitional-provisions-order-2005",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Transitional provisions",
  "text": "Until 1st February 2010 a firearm certificate may be granted for a period of three, four or five years at the discretion of the Chief Constable and the fee under Schedule 6 of the Order shall be adjusted until that date to the following –\nGrant of firearm certificate for 3 years\n£30\nGrant of firearm certificate for 4 years\n£40\nGrant of firearm certificate for 5 years\n£50",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/4/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:54:45.408398+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."
}