The Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2025

Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 36

ARMS AND AMMUNITION

The Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2025

Made

14th January 2025

Laid before Parliament

15th January 2025

Coming into force

5th February 2025

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 43 of the Firearms Act 1968(1) and sections 11(4) and 17(9) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988(2).

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2025 and comes into force on 5th February 2025.

(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.

(4) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

Amendment to fees for firearm and shot gun certificates

2.  In section 32(1) of the 1968 Act(3) (fees for firearm and shot gun certificates)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “£88” substitute “£198”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “£62” substitute “£131”;

(c) in paragraph (c), for “£20” substitute “£47”;

(d) in paragraph (cc), for “£4” substitute “£9”;

(e) in paragraph (d), for “£79.50” substitute “£194”;

(f) in paragraph (e), for “£49” substitute “£126”;

(g) in paragraph (f), for “£4” substitute “£9”.

Amendment to fees for registration as a firearms dealer

3.  In section 35 of the 1968 Act(4) (fee for registration and renewal as a firearms dealer)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “£200” substitute “£466”;

(b) in subsection (1A), for “£13” substitute “£30”;

(c) in subsection (3), for “£200” substitute “£466”.

Amendment to fees for co-terminous certificates

4.  In section 11(3) of the 1988 Act(5) (fee for the grant or renewal of a shot gun certificate on the same occasion as the grant or renewal of a firearm certificate)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “£2” substitute “£4”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “£28” substitute “£71”;

(c) in paragraph (c), for “£2” substitute “£4”;

(d) in paragraph (d), for “£3” substitute “£24”.

Amendment to fees for visitors’ permits

5.  In section 17(8) of the 1988 Act(6) (fee for the grant of visitors permits)—

(a) for “£20” substitute “£47”;

(b) for “£100” substitute “£233”.

Diana Johnson

Minister of State

Home Office

14th January 2025

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which extends to England and Wales and Scotland, varies certain fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988. The new fee levels are set out below.

An impact assessment setting out the effect that this Order will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available and is published alongside this Order on www.legislation.gov.uk.

Table 1

Firearms Act 1968

Section	Type	Previous Fee	New Fee
32(1)(a)	Firearms Certificate Grant	£88	£198
32(1)(b)	Firearms Certificate Renewal	£62	£131
32(1)(c)	Firearms Certificate Variation	£20	£47
32(1)(cc)	Firearms Certificate Replacement	£4	£9
32(1)(d)	Shot gun Certificate Grant	£79.50	£194
32(1)(e)	Shot gun Certificate Renewal	£49	£126
32(1)(f)	Shot gun Certificate Replacement	£4	£9
35(1)	Firearms Dealer Registration	£200	£466
35(1A)	Registered Firearms Dealer Grant for Game Fair etc	£13	£30
35(3)	Firearms Dealer Renewal of Registration	£200	£466

Table 2

Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988

Section	Type	Previous Fee	New Fee
11(3)	Co-terminous grant of shot gun certificate and firearm certificate	£2	£4
	Co-terminous grant of shot gun certificate and renewal of firearm certificate	£28	£71
	Co-terminous renewal of shot gun certificate and grant of firearm certificate	£2	£4
	Co-terminous renewal of shot gun certificate and firearm certificate	£3	£24
17(8)	Visitors’ Permit	£20	£47
17(8)	Visitors’ Permit for Group	£100	£233

(1)

1968 c. 27; section 43 is extended by sections 11(4) and 17(9) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45).

(2)

1988 c. 45.

(3)

1968 c. 27; section 32(1) was amended by S.I. 1986/986 (varies the fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 on grant, renewal or variation of firearm certificates, the replacement of firearm or shotgun certificates and the registration of firearm dealers) in relation to England and Wales, S.I. 1986/996 (made the same variation in fees as S.I. 1986/986) in relation to Scotland, S.I. 1990/290, S.I. 1990/325, S.I. 1994/2615, S.I. 1994/2652, S.I. 2000/3148, S.I. 2015/611 (varies certain fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.

(4)

Section 35 was amended by S.I. 1986/986 (varies the fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 on the grant, renewal or variation of firearm certificates, the replacement of firearm or shotgun certificates and the registration of firearm dealers) in relation to England and Wales, S.I. 1986/996 (made the same variation in fees as S.I. 1986/986) in relation to Scotland, S.I. 1990/290, S.I. 1990/325, S.I. 1994/2615, S.I. 1994/2652 and S.I. 2000/3148 and S.I. 2015/611 (varies certain fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.

(5)

1988 c. 45; section 11(3) was substituted by article 4 of S.I. 2015/611 in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.

(6)

Section 17(8) was amended by S.I. 2015/611 (this varied certain fees payable for visitors permits under section 17(8) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.