Article 38A Recording of transactions in firearms by Chief ConstableF1

Northern Ireland

(1)

This Article applies where the Chief Constable receives a copy of a record of a transaction involving a firearm in accordance with Article 38(2)(a).

(2)

The Chief Constable must keep a record which includes the following information—

(a)

a description of the firearm which includes the matters mentioned in paragraph 6(a) F2and (b) of Schedule 3;

(b)

the names and addresses of the seller or transferor and the purchaser or transferee F3, together with the date of the transaction .

(3)

The record mentioned in paragraph (2) must be kept—

(a)

on a computerised data filing system;

(b)

for a period of not less than F430 years after the destruction of the firearm in question .

Annotations

F1: Art. 38A inserted (16.4.2015) by The Firearms Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/860), regs. 1(1)(3), 3(4)
F2: Words in art. 38A(2)(a) substituted (12.12.2019) by The Firearms Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1420), regs. 1(1), 5(3)(a)
F3: Words in art. 38A(2)(b) inserted (12.12.2019) by The Firearms Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1420), regs. 1(1), 5(3)(b)
F4: Words in art. 38A(3)(b) substituted (12.12.2019) by The Firearms Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1420), regs. 1(1), 5(3)(c)