SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5AMENDMENTS OF THE FIREARMS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 2004

Part 2Firearm certificates and other certificates

Certificates granted in Great Britain

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1

The following provisions of Article 17 (firearm certificate or shotgun certificate granted in Great Britain has effect in Northern Ireland if Chief Constable grants certificate of approval) are repealed—

a

in paragraph (1), the words from “if” to the end;

b

paragraphs (2) and (3);

c

in paragraph (4)—

i

in the definition of “applicable conditions” the words from “, subject” to the end;

ii

the definitions of “certificate of approval” and “modifications”.

2

In Article 18 (air guns held without a firearm certificate in Great Britain)—

a

in paragraph (1)—

i

after “an air gun” insert “ to which paragraph (3) applies ”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (c) after “issued to him by the Chief Constable” add “ on payment of the appropriate fee ”;

b

after paragraph (2) add—

3

This paragraph applies to an air gun which is capable of discharging a missile so that the missile has, on being discharged, a kinetic energy in excess of one joule.