The Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2013

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2013 and shall come into force on 1st December 2013.

Amendment to the Firearms Rules 1998

2.  The Firearms Rules 1998(1) are amended as follows.

3.  In rule 3 (firearm certificates), for paragraph (4)(ii) substitute—

“(ii) the holder of the certificate must inform the chief officer of police by whom the certificate was granted within seven days of—

(a) the theft, loss, or destruction in Great Britain of the certificate;

(b) the theft, loss, deactivation or destruction in Great Britain of any firearm to which the certificate relates;

(c) the theft or loss in Great Britain of any ammunition to which the certificate relates.”

4.  In rule 4 (referees: firearm certificates), omit paragraph (2).

5.  In rule 5 (shotgun certificates), for paragraph (4)(ii) substitute—

“(ii) the holder of the certificate must inform the chief officer of police by whom the certificate was granted within seven days of—

(a) the theft, loss or destruction in Great Britain of the certificate;

(b) the theft, loss, deactivation or destruction in Great Britain of any shotgun to which the certificate relates.”

6.  In rule 6(2) (verification of applications: shotgun certificates), for sub-paragraph (c), substitute “(c) be of good character.”

7.  In rule 9 (other permits), for paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2) A permit issued under section 9(2) of the principal Act (permit for auctioneers) shall be in the form set out in Part III of Schedule 4.”

8.  In Schedule 1 (firearm certificates: forms of application and certificate)(2)—

(a) for the certificate in Part II (firearm certificate), substitute the certificate in Schedule 1 to these Rules (firearm certificate);

(b) omit Part III (reference form).

9.  In Schedule 2 (shotgun certificates; form of application and certificate) (3), for the certificate in Part II (shotgun certificate), substitute the certificate in Schedule 2 to these Rules (shotgun certificate).

10.  In Schedule 4 (other permits: forms of permit)—

(a) for the permit in Part III (auctioneer’s firearm permit), substitute the permit in Schedule 3 to these Rules (auctioneer’s permit);

(b) omit Part IV (auctioneer’s shot gun permit).

Norman Baker

Minister of State

Home Office

19th November 2013