S.I. No. 311 of 2009

FIREARMS ACT 1925 (PRESCRIBED FIREARM CERTIFICATES) REGULATIONS 2009

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 7th August, 2009.

I, DERMOT AHERN, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3B (as inserted by section 30 of the section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006)) of the Firearms Act 1925 (No. 17 of 1925), hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the Firearms Act 1925 (Prescribed Firearm Certificates) Regulations 2009.

(2) These regulations come into operation on 1 August 2009.

2. In these Regulations-

"Act of 1925" means the Firearms Act 1925 (No. 17 of 1925);

"Act of 2000" means the Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 (No. 20 of 2000);

"prescribed fee" means a fee prescribed under Regulation 5;

"prescribed firearm certificate" means a firearm certificate prescribed under Regulation 3.

3. The following firearm certificates are prescribed for the purposes of section 3B of the Act of 1925:

(a) a firearms training certificate;

(b) a restricted firearm certificate;

(c) any other firearm certificate granted under the Act of 1925, other than a firearm certificate granted under the Act of 2000.

4. Where a prescribed firearm certificate is to be issued, granted or renewed, as the case may be, a notice in relation to the payment of the prescribed fee, in the form set out in Schedule 1, shall be sent to the applicant concerned.

5. There shall be charged in respect of the issue, grant or renewal of each prescribed firearms certificate set out in column (1) of Schedule 2 the fee set out in column (2) opposite mention of that firearm certificate.

6. A prescribed fee shall be paid to An Post.

7. The payment of a prescribed fee shall be made within the date specified in the notice referred to in Regulation 4, and may be made-

(a) in any post office,

(b) by post, or

(c) by telephone or internet, in accordance with procedures established by An Post.

SCHEDULE 1 FIREARM CERTIFICATE GRANT NOTICE LETTER

Certificate No.:

Date: / /

Dear ,

RE: Application for a Firearm Certificate

With reference to the above, I wish to inform you that your application for a Firearm Certificate for a byof bearing the Serial No. has been successful and will be granted subject to the following conditions:

On payment of a € fee by / / (payment due date), your Firearm Certificate with an expiry date of // will be issued and forwarded directly to you. See overleaf for payment methods.

Please ensure that all the details recorded above are correct.

If you have any queries, please contact the undernamed at the above address quoting the above Certificate No.

Receipt

Payment for Firearm Certificate

MANNER OF PAYMENT

IN PERSON

You can pay by cheque, postal money order, bank draft (made payable to An Post), cash or laser card at any Post Office displaying this logo.

BY POST

You should allow a minimum of 5 working days for payment by post to be received in time. You can pay by cheque (only one cheque for full amount per payment is accepted), postal money order, bank draft (made payable to An Post), credit card or laser card (by filling out details below on the Card Payment Section) and posting it to

(CASH SHOULD NOT BE SENT BY POST)

SCHEDULE 2

The Minister for Finance consents to the making of the foregoing order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance,

30 July 2009.

BRIAN LENIHAN,

Minister for Finance.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

1 August 2009.

DERMOT AHERN,

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.