Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 3148

ARMS AND AMMUNITION

The Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2000

Made

27th November 2000

Laid before Parliament

29th November 2000

Coming into force

1st January 2001

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 43 of the Firearms Act 1968(1) and section 11(4) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988(2), hereby makes the following Order:

1. This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st January 2001.

2. References in this Order to “the 1968 Act” and to “the 1988 Act” are, respectively, references to the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988.

3.—(1) Section 32(1) of the 1968 Act(3) (fees for firearm and shot gun certificates) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (a), for “£56” substitute “£50”.

(3) In paragraph (b), for “£46” substitute “£40”.

(4) In paragraph (d), for “£43” substitute “£50”.

(5) In paragraph (e), for “£18” substitute “£40”.

4. Section 35(1) of the 1968 Act(4) (fee for registration as a firearms dealer) is amended by substituting “£150” for “£118”.

5. Section 35(3) of the 1968 Act(5) (fee for new certificate of registration) is amended by substituting “£150” for “£50”.

6. Section 11(3) of the 1988 Act (fee for the grant or renewal of a shot gun certificate on the same occasion as the grant or renewal of a firearm certificate) is amended by substituting “£10” for “£5”.

Charles Clarke

Minister of State

Home Office

27th November 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which extends to Great Britain, varies certain fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 (as amended by the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 1994 and the Firearms (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1994) and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988. The new fee levels are set out below:

Firearms Act 1968

Section	Type	Previous Fee	New Fee
32(1)(a)	Firearms Grant	£56	£50
32(1)(b)	Firearms Renewal	£46	£40
32(1)(d)	Shot Gun Grant	£43	£50
32(1)(e)	Shot Gun Renewal	£18	£40
35(1)	Registered Firearms Dealer Grant	£118	£150
35(3)	Registered Firearms Dealer Renewal	£50	£150

Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988

Section	Type	Previous Fee	New Fee
11(3)	Coterminous Grant or Renewal	£5	£10

(1)

1968 c. 27; section 43 is extended by sections 11(4), 15(6) and 17(9) of, and paragraph 3(2) of the Schedule to, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45) but only section 11(4) is relevant to this Order.

(2)

1988 c. 45.

(3)

Section 32(1) was amended by the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2615) and the Firearms (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2652 (S.134)).

(4)

Section 35(1) was amended by the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2615) and the Firearms (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2652 (S.134)).

(5)

As it continues to have effect by virtue of article 8 of the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2615) and article 7 of the Firearms (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2652 (S.134)).