1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st June 1990.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

2.  References in this Order to “the 1968 Act” are references to the Firearms Act 1968.

3.  The Firearms (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1986(1) (hereafter referred to as “the 1986 Order”) is hereby revoked.

4.  Section 32(1) of the 1968 Act (which relates to fees for firearm and shot gun certificates and which was set out, as amended, in Part I of Schedule 1 to the 1986 Order) shall have effect subject to the following amendments:–

(a) in paragraph (a) for “£33” there shall be substituted “£46”;

(b) in paragraph (b) for “£33” there shall be substituted “£46”;

(c) in paragraph (c) for “£19” there shall be substituted “£26”;

(d) in paragraph (cc) for “£6.50” there shall be substituted “£9”;

(e) in paragraph (d) for “£12” there shall be substituted “£17”;

(f) in paragraph (e) for “£8” there shall be substituted “£11”;

(g) in paragraph (f) for “£5.50” there shall be substituted “£8”;

and accordingly the said section 32(1) shall have effect as set out in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Order.

5.  Section 32(3A) of the 1968 Act (which provides that no fee shall be payable in respect of firearm certificates for certain signalling devices and which was set out, as amended, in Part II of Schedule 1 to the 1986 Order) shall continue to have effect as set out in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Order.

6.  In section 35 of the 1968 Act–

(a) subsection (1) (which relates to the fee for registration as a firearms dealer and which was set out, as amended, in Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1986 Order) shall have effect with the substitution of “£94” for “£68”;

(b) subsection (1A) (which relates to the fee for registration as a firearms dealer for the purposes only of a game fair, trade fair or exhibition, agricultural show or similar event which was inserted by article 7 of the 1986 Order) shall have effect with the substitution for “£9” of “£12”;

(c) subsection (3) (which relates to the fee for a new certificate of registration as a firearms dealer and which was set out, as amended, in Part II of Schedule 2 to the 1986 Order) shall have effect with the substitution for “£36” of “£50”;

and accordingly the said subsections (1), (1A) and (3) shall have effect as set out respectively in Parts I, II and III of Schedule 2 to this Order.

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St. Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

20th February 1990