2015 No. 611
The Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2015
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2015 and comes into force on 6th April 2015.
2
In this Order “the 1968 Act” means the Firearms Act 1968.
3
In this Order “the 1988 Act” means the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988.
Amendment to fees for firearm and shot gun certificates2
1
Section 32(1) of the 1968 Act3 (fees for firearm and shot gun certificates) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (a), for “£50” substitute “£88”.
3
In paragraph (b), for “£40” substitute “£62”.
4
In paragraph (c), for “£26” substitute “£20”.
5
In paragraph (cc), for “£9” substitute “£4”.
6
In paragraph (d), for “£50” substitute “£79.50”.
7
In paragraph (e), for “£40” substitute “£49”.
8
In paragraph (f), for “£8” substitute “£4”.
Amendment to fees for registration as a firearms dealer3
1
Section 35 of the 1968 Act4 (fee for registration and renewal as a firearms dealer) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1), for “£150” substitute “£200”.
3
In subsection (1A), for “£12” substitute “£13”.
4
In subsection (3), for “£150” substitute “£200”.
Amendment to fees for co-terminous certificates4
For section 11(3) of the 1988 Act5 (fee for the grant or renewal of a shot gun certificate on the same occasion as the grant or renewal of a firearm certificate), substitute—
3
The following fees shall be payable in the following cases—
a
where a shot gun certificate is granted to a person and on the same occasion the person is granted a firearm certificate, the fee payable on the grant of the shot gun certificate shall be £2 instead of that specified in section 32 of the principal Act;
b
where a shot gun certificate is granted to a person and on the same occasion a firearm certificate held by the person is renewed, the fee payable on the grant of the shot gun certificate shall be £28 instead of that specified in section 32 of the principal Act;
c
where a shot gun certificate held by a person is renewed and on the same occasion the person is granted a firearm certificate, the fee payable on the renewal of the shot gun certificate shall be £2 instead of that specified in section 32 of the principal Act;
d
where a shot gun certificate held by a person is renewed and on the same occasion a firearm certificate held by the person is renewed, the fee payable on the renewal of the shot gun certificate shall be £3 instead of that specified in section 32 of the principal Act.
Amendment to fees for visitors’ permits5
1
Section 17(8) of the 1988 Act (fee for the grant of visitors’ permits) is amended as follows.
2
For “£12” substitute “£20”.
3
For “£60” substitute “£100”.
(This note is not part of the Order)