{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-variation-of-fees-order-2015/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-variation-of-fees-order-2015/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/611",
  "legislation_title": "The Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-variation-of-fees-order-2015",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order, which extends to England and Wales and Scotland, varies certain fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988. The new fee levels are set out below.\nA full impact assessment of the effect that this Order will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available and is published alongside this Order on www.legislation.gov.uk .\nFirearms Act 1968\nSection\nType\nPrevious Fee\nNew Fee\n32(1)(a)\nFirearms Certificate Grant\n£50\n£88\n32(1)(b)\nFirearms Certificate Renewal\n£40\n£62\n32(1)(c)\nFirearms Certificate Variation\n£26\n£20\n32(1)(cc)\nFirearms Certificate Replacement\n£9\n£4\n32(1)(d)\nShot gun Certificate Grant\n£50\n£79.50\n32(1)(e)\nShot gun Certificate Renewal\n£40\n£49\n32(1)(f)\nShot gun Certificate Replacement\n£8\n£4\n35(1)\nFirearms Dealer Registration\n£150\n£200\n35(1A)\nRegistered Firearms Dealer Grant for Game Fair etc\n£12\n£13\n35(3)\nFirearms Dealer Renewal of Registration\n£150\n£200\nFirearms (Amendment) Act 1988\nSection\nType\nPrevious Fee\nNew fee\n11(3)\nCo-terminous grant of shot gun certificate and firearm certificate\n£10\n£2\nCo-terminous grant of shot gun certificate and renewal of firearm certificate\n£10\n£28\nCo-terminous renewal of shot gun certificate and grant of firearm certificate\n£10\n£2\nCo-terminous renewal of shot gun certificate and firearm certificate\n£10\n£3\n17(8)\nVisitors’ Permit\n£12\n£20\n17(8)\nVisitors’ Permit for Group\n£60\n£100",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/611/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:43:34.260104+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."
}