STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 48    of 2002

Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents Order 2002

Published by the Stationary Office, Dublin.

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S.I. No. 48 of 2002

I, John O'Donoghue, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2(3) of the Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 ( No. 20 of 2000 ) and having consulted with the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, hereby order as follows:

1.       This Order may be cited as the Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents Order 2002.

2.       The period specified in section 2(2)(a)(i) of the Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 ( No. 20 of 2000 ) is reduced so as to end on 28 February 2002.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order provides for the transfer to the Garda Síochána from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform with effect from the 1 March, 2002 of the power to grant firearm certificates to non-residents under the provisions of the Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 .