The Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/3148
• Sections: 6

Section 1

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

Section 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.

Section 3

(1) Section 32(1) of the 1968 Act (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”.

Section 4

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

Section 5

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

Section 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”.