The Firearms Rules 1989

Made: 17th May 1989

Coming into force: 1st July 1989

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Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Firearm certificates

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Shot gun certificates

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Verification of application

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Statement to accompany application

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Photographs to accompany application

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Visitors' firearm and shot gun permits

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Other permits

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Firearms dealers

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Discharge of chief officer’s functions

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Revocations

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SCHEDULE 1 — FIREARM CERTIFICATES: FORMS OF APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATE

PART I

PART II

SCHEDULE 2 — SHOT GUN CERTIFICATES: FORMS OF APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATE

PART I

PART II

SCHEDULE 3 — VISITORS' PERMITS: FORMS OF APPLICATION AND PERMIT

PART I

PART II

PART III

PART IV

SCHEDULE 4 — OTHER PERMITS: FORMS OF PERMIT

PART I

PART II

PART III

PART IV

PART V

SCHEDULE 5 — FIREARMS DEALERS: FORMS OF APPLICATION, NOTIFICATION AND REGISTERS

PART I

PART II

PART III

Form of police register of firearms dealers

PART IV

Form of a firearms dealer’s register of transactions

PART V

Directions as to the manner of keeping a register in the form set out in Part IV of this Schedule

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Signed

Douglas Hurd — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 17th May 1989

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1968 c. 27, as extended by section 2(1) of the Firearms Act 1982 (c. 31). Section 26(2) was amended by sections 9 and 10 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45) and sections 53 and 55 were extended by section 25(6) of the 1988 Act.

[^f00002]: 1988 c. 45.

[^f00003]: 1982 c. 31.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1969/1219.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1983/1441.

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Editorial notes

[^key-595a6937f0fb5a19b5f971f8fd489b8e]: Rules revoked (1.9.1998) by The Firearms Rules 1998 (S.I. 1998/1941), Sch. 6 [Editorial note: No historical versions of this S.I.have been created prior to its revocation. Select the 'Original (As Made) version from the left-hand menu to see the document content as it originally stood]