Certificates granted in Great Britain, etc.N.I.
Firearm certificate or shotgun certificate granted in Great BritainN.I.
17.—(1) The holder of a Great Britain certificate may, subject to any applicable conditions, have in his possession in Northern Ireland any firearm and ammunition to which the certificate relates F1....
F2(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) In this Article—
“applicable conditions” means the conditions under which the Great Britain certificate is heldF3...;
F4...
“Great Britain certificate” means a firearm certificate or shotgun certificate granted in Great Britain;
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F1Words in art. 17(1) repealed (13.5.2016) by Justice Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 21), s. 61(1), Sch. 5 para. 6(1)(a)
F2Art. 17(2)(3) repealed (13.5.2016) by Justice Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 21), s. 61(1), Sch. 5 para. 6(1)(b)
F3Words in art. 17(4) repealed (13.5.2016) by Justice Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 21), s. 61(1), Sch. 5 para. 6(1)(c)(i)
F4Words in art. 17(4) repealed (13.5.2016) by Justice Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 21), s. 61(1), Sch. 5 para. 6(1)(c)(ii)
Air guns held without a firearm certificate in Great BritainN.I.
18.—(1) A person resident in Great Britain may, without holding a firearm certificate, have an air gun [F5to which paragraph (3) applies] in his possession in Northern Ireland if—
(a)he may have the air gun in his possession in Great Britain without a firearm certificate by virtue of section 1(3)(b) and (4)(b) of the Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27);
(b)he has provided the Chief Constable with such information about the air gun and such other information as the Chief Constable may require; and
(c)he holds a document ( “a certificate of approval”) authorising that possession issued to him by the Chief Constable [F6on payment of the appropriate fee] .
(2) The Chief Constable may at any time require the holder of a certificate of approval to surrender it.
[F7(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.]
F5Words in art. 18(1) inserted (13.5.2016) by Justice Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 21), s. 61(1), Sch. 5 para. 6(2)(a)(i)
F6Words in art. 18(1)(c) added (13.5.2016) by Justice Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 21), s. 61(1), Sch. 5 para. 6(2)(a)(ii)
F7Art. 18(3) added (13.5.2016) by Justice Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 21), s. 61(1), Sch. 5 para. 6(2)(b)