{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-northern-ireland-order-2004/article-51",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-northern-ireland-order-2004/article-51.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2004/702",
  "legislation_title": "The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-northern-ireland-order-2004",
  "path": "article/51",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "51",
  "heading": "Power of entry",
  "text": "(1) A constable or member of the police support staff authorised in that behalf by the Chief Constable may on producing his authority if required to do so—\n(a) enter any premises occupied or used by a firearms club or a shotgun club ; and\n(b) inspect the premises and anything on them,\nfor the purpose of ascertaining whether the conditions of any authorisation granted under Article 49 or 50A are being complied with.\n(2) Any person who intentionally obstructs a constable or a member of the police support staff in the exercise of his powers under this Article shall be guilty of an offence.\n(3) In this Article “premises” includes any place and in particular includes a range.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 51(1)(a) inserted (13.5.2016) by Justice Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 21), s. 61(1), Sch. 5 para. 1(6)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 51(1) inserted (13.5.2016) by Justice Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 21), s. 61(1), Sch. 5 para. 1(6)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2004/702/article/51",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:40:06.780545+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."
}