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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
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)
(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)).
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