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Statutory Instruments
ARMS AND AMMUNITION
Made
14th January 2025
Laid before Parliament
15th January 2025
Coming into force
5th February 2025
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2025 and comes into force on 5th February 2025.
(2) In this Order “ the 1968 Act” means the Firearms Act 1968.
(3) In this Order “ the 1988 Act” means the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988.
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
2. In section 32(1) of the 1968 Act( 3) (fees for firearm and shot gun certificates)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “£88” substitute “£198”;
(b) in paragraph (b), for “£62” substitute “£131”;
(c) in paragraph (c), for “£20” substitute “£47”;
(d) in paragraph (cc), for “£4” substitute “£9”;
(e) in paragraph (d), for “£79.50” substitute “£194”;
(f) in paragraph (e), for “£49” substitute “£126”;
(g) in paragraph (f), for “£4” substitute “£9”.
3. In section 35 of the 1968 Act( 4) (fee for registration and renewal as a firearms dealer)—
(a) in subsection (1), for “£200” substitute “£466”;
(b) in subsection (1A), for “£13” substitute “£30”;
(c) in subsection (3), for “£200” substitute “£466”.
4. In section 11(3) of the 1988 Act( 5) (fee for the grant or renewal of a shot gun certificate on the same occasion as the grant or renewal of a firearm certificate)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “£2” substitute “£4”;
(b) in paragraph (b), for “£28” substitute “£71”;
(c) in paragraph (c), for “£2” substitute “£4”;
(d) in paragraph (d), for “£3” substitute “£24”.
5. In section 17(8) of the 1988 Act( 6) (fee for the grant of visitors permits)—
(a) for “£20” substitute “£47”;
(b) for “£100” substitute “£233”.
Diana Johnson
Minister of State
Home Office
14th January 2025
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which extends to England and Wales and Scotland, varies certain fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988. The new fee levels are set out below.
An impact assessment setting out the effect that this Order will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available and is published alongside this Order onwww.legislation.gov.uk.
| Section | Type | Previous Fee | New Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32(1)(a) | Firearms Certificate Grant | £88 | £198 |
| 32(1)(b) | Firearms Certificate Renewal | £62 | £131 |
| 32(1)(c) | Firearms Certificate Variation | £20 | £47 |
| 32(1)(cc) | Firearms Certificate Replacement | £4 | £9 |
| 32(1)(d) | Shot gun Certificate Grant | £79.50 | £194 |
| 32(1)(e) | Shot gun Certificate Renewal | £49 | £126 |
| 32(1)(f) | Shot gun Certificate Replacement | £4 | £9 |
| 35(1) | Firearms Dealer Registration | £200 | £466 |
| 35(1A) | Registered Firearms Dealer Grant for Game Fair etc | £13 | £30 |
| 35(3) | Firearms Dealer Renewal of Registration | £200 | £466 |
| Section | Type | Previous Fee | New Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11(3) | Co-terminous grant of shot gun certificate and firearm certificate | £2 | £4 |
| Co-terminous grant of shot gun certificate and renewal of firearm certificate | £28 | £71 | |
| Co-terminous renewal of shot gun certificate and grant of firearm certificate | £2 | £4 | |
| Co-terminous renewal of shot gun certificate and firearm certificate | £3 | £24 | |
| 17(8) | Visitors’ Permit | £20 | £47 |
| 17(8) | Visitors’ Permit for Group | £100 | £233 |
1968 c. 27; section 43 is extended by sections 11(4) and 17(9) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45).
1968 c. 27; section 32(1) was amended by S.I. 1986/986(varies the fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 on grant, renewal or variation of firearm certificates, the replacement of firearm or shotgun certificates and the registration of firearm dealers) in relation to England and Wales, S.I. 1986/996(made the same variation in fees as S.I. 1986/986) in relation to Scotland, S.I. 1990/290, S.I. 1990/325, S.I. 1994/2615, S.I. 1994/2652, S.I. 2000/3148, S.I. 2015/611(varies certain fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.
Section 35 was amended by S.I. 1986/986(varies the fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 on the grant, renewal or variation of firearm certificates, the replacement of firearm or shotgun certificates and the registration of firearm dealers) in relation to England and Wales, S.I. 1986/996(made the same variation in fees as S.I. 1986/986) in relation to Scotland, S.I. 1990/290, S.I. 1990/325, S.I. 1994/2615, S.I. 1994/2652and S.I. 2000/3148and S.I. 2015/611(varies certain fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.
1988 c. 45; section 11(3) was substituted by article 4 of S.I. 2015/611in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.
Section 17(8) was amended by S.I. 2015/611(this varied certain fees payable for visitors permits under section 17(8) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.