Deer Protection Act, 1698 (10 Will. III., c. 8) 1698-01-01 0 Game Act, 1787 (27 Geo. III., c. 35) 1787-01-01 0 Night Poaching Act, 1826 (7 Geo. IV., c. 9) 1826-01-01 0 Poaching Prevention Act, 1862 (25 & 26 Vic., c. 114) 1862-01-01 0 Explosives Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vic., c. 17) 1875-07-14 0 Section 3 Defines "explosive" to include "ammunition of all descriptions" Section 5 Controls where gunpowder may be kept Section 15 Describes application for a store license Section 17 General rules for stores Section 18 Renewal of store licenses Section 21 Registration of registered premises Section 22 General rules for registered premises Section 33 Rules for transporting gunpowder Section 46 Allows occupiers of magazines, stores or registered premises to make cartridges for small arms without taking out a factory license subject to some conditions Section 67 Defines "local authority" for the purposes of the Act Section 116 Applies the Act to Ireland Section 116 Adapts the definition of "local authority" to apply to Ireland First Schedule Regulations for gunpowder stores Third Schedule Fees for licenses http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1875/pdf/ukpga_18750017_en.pdf Wild Birds Protection Act, 1880 (43 & 44 Vic., c. 35) 1880-01-01 0 Wild Birds Protection Act, 1881 (44 & 45 Vic., c. 51) 1881-01-01 0 Explosive Substances Act, 1883 (46 & 47 Vic., c. 3) 1883-04-10 0 I can't find a copy of this Act anywhere online. If you know of a copy, please let me know. Wild Birds Protection Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vic., c. 24) 1894-01-01 0 Wild Birds Protection Act, 1902 (2 Edw. VII., c. 6) 1902-01-01 0 Wild Birds Protection Act, 1904 (4 Edw. VII., c. 4) 1904-01-01 0 Wild Birds Protection Act, 1908 (8 Edw. VII., c. 11) 1908-01-01 0 Firearms Act, 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. V., c. 43) 1920-08-16 0 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1920/pdf/ukpga_19200043_en.pdf Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1924 1924-04-05 9 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1924/en/act/pub/0009/print.html Firearms (Temporary Provisions) (Continuance) Act, 1925 1925-04-08 10 Section 1 Extends the term of the Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1924 until 31st July 1925 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1925/en/act/pub/0010/print.html Firearms Act, 1925 1925-06-06 17 Section 1 Defines "firearm" Section 1 Defines "ammunition" Section 1 Defines "prohibited weapon" Section 2 Sets out requirement for a firearms certificate Section 2 Exempts "possession, use or carriage" in accordance with a permit Section 2 Exempts "possession, use or carriage" by police/military in the performance of their duties Section 2 Exempts "possession, use or carriage" by a registered firearms dealer in the course of his business Section 2 Exempts "possession or carriage" by someone transporting or warehousing firearms/ammunition if that's their business Section 2 Exempts possession of a firearm on board a ship if it's part of the ship's equipment Section 2 Exempts "carriage for sporting purposes only" by someone under the instruction of the certificate holder Section 2 Exempts humane killers when used by a butcher/slaughterman/etc in the course of their business Section 3 The local superintendent may issue firearms certificates Section 3 The Minister may issue firearms certificates Section 3 Sets the expiry of all certificates to be the 31st of July Section 3 Allows the issue of a certificate for a shotgun which restricts it to only shooting non-game animals on the certificate holder's own land Section 3 Requires firearms to have a serial number and have that serial number entered on the certificate Section 4 Sets out the requirements for granting a certificate Section 5 Sets out the conditions for revoking a certificate Section 8 Prohibits someone under the age of fifteen from holding a firearm certificate Section 8 Prohibits someone "of intemperate habits" from holding a firearm certificate Section 8 Prohibits someone "of unsound mind" from holding a firearm certificate Section 8 Prohibits someone who has been imprisoned in the last 5 years from holding a firearm certificate Section 8 Prohibits someone "who is subject to the supervision of the police" from holding a firearm certificate Section 9 Sets out the register of firearms dealers and how one gets on or off it Section 10 Restricts manufacture and sale of firearms to registered firearms dealers Section 10 Requires firearms dealers to abide by the conditions of customer firearms certificates Section 11 Covers the removal of names from the register of firearms dealers Section 12 Requires registered firearms dealers to keep a register of purchases Section 12 Requires registered firearms dealers to allow Gardai and customs officers to inspect their register Section 13 Allows the Gardai to inspect the firearms dealer's stock Section 14 Prohibits the manufacture, sale and posession of a "prohibited weapon" Section 15 Creates the offence of posessing a firearm with the intent to endanger life Section 16 Restricts export or movement of firearms or ammunition Section 17 Restricts the import of firearms and ammunition Section 18 Gives powers to customs and excise in relation to the import and export of firearms and ammunition Section 19 Gives powers to the post office to open/inspect packages known or suspected to contain firearms Section 20 Prohibits pawning firearms or ammunition Section 21 Gives powers to Gardai to search for and seize firearms unlawfully held in manufacturing or transport facilities or in vehicles Section 22 Gives powers to Gardai to demand production of a firearms certificate Section 22 Gives powers to Gardai to stop and search and/or arrest without warrant anyone possessing, using or carrying any firearm or ammunition in contravention of this Act Section 22 Gives powers to Gardai to seize and detain any firearm or ammunition believed to be used in contravention of this Act Section 23 Allows a court to order the forfeiture of a firearm or ammunition and/or the cancellation of a firearms certificate Section 24 Allows a Garda Superintendent to issue a search order Section 25 Sets out punishments for some offences Section 26 Excludes "any antique firearm which is sold, bought, carried, or possessed as a curiosity or ornament" Section 26 Provides that anything in the Act in relation to ammunition adds to rather than replaces explosives legislation Section 27 Allows the Minister to make regulations http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1925/en/act/pub/0017/print.html Finance Act, 1925 1925-07-11 28 Section 40 Provides for the charging for firearms certificates Section 41 Provides for the charging for registering as a firearms dealer Section 43 Specifies that the payment of charges on firearms certificates must be done by means of stamps Second Schedule Set the charge for a certificate for a rifle, pistol or revolver at 5/- Second Schedule Set the charge for a certificate for a limited shotgun at 5/- Second Schedule Set the charge for a certificate for the first of any other firearms at £2 Second Schedule Set the charge for a certificate for any subsequent firearms at 5/- http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1925/en/act/pub/0028/print.html Firearms Regulations, 1925 1925-07-22 0 Regulation 1 Describes the application process for getting a firearms certificate Regulation 3 Requires the marking of any firearm applied for without a distinguishing mark Regulation 7 Describes the application process for becoming a registered firearms dealer Regulation 10 Describes the renewal process for registered firearms dealers Regulation 13 Describes the use of authorisations for removal ("removal orders") Regulation 16 Requires importers and distributors to make weekly reports of their sales to other registered firearms dealers Schedule, Form 1 The form for applying for a firearm certificate Schedule, Form 2 The form of a firearm certificate Schedule, Form 3 The form of a revocation of a firearm certificate Schedule, Form 4 The form of a permit to bring a firearm ashore for repairs Schedule, Form 5 The form of the register of firearms dealers Schedule, Form 6 The form of a certificate of registration as a firearms dealer Schedule, Form 7 The form of a certificate of renewal of registration as a firearms dealer Schedule, Form 8 The form of a certificate of removal of a person from the register of firearms dealer Schedule, Form 9 (a) The form of the register of sales and hirings to be kept by firearms dealers Schedule, Form 9 (b) The form of the register of purchases and repairs to be kept by firearms dealers Schedule, Form 10 The form of an authorisation for export or removal Schedule, Form 11 The form of a license for occasional importation of a firearm or ammunition Schedule, Form 12 The form of a license for continuing importation of a firearm or ammunition Schedule, Form 13 The form of revocation of a license for continuing importation of a firearm or ammunition Schedule, Form 14 The form of a search order http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1925/en/si/v12pg402.html The Explosives Act 1875, Adaptation Order, 1926 1926-03-31 22 Part 3 Adapts references to the United Kingdom to mean Saorstát Eireann in the Explosives Act, 1875 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1926/en/si/0022.html Public Safety Act, 1927 1927-08-11 31 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1927/en/act/pub/0031/print.html Public Safety Act, 1928 1928-12-26 38 Section 1 Terminates the Public Safety Act, 1927 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1928/en/act/pub/0038/print.html Game Preservation Act, 1930 1930-05-27 11 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1930/en/act/pub/0011/print.html Wild Birds Protection Act, 1930 1930-06-10 16 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1930/en/act/pub/0016/print.html Explosives Act, 1875. Adaptation Order, 1935 1935-04-12 79 Part 3 Adapts some references in the Explosives Act, 1875 to the appropriate bodies for the Irish State http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1935/en/si/0079.html Offences Against the State Act, 1939 1939-07-14 13 Section 45 If someone is brought before the District Court charged with a scheduled offence which the judge can deal with summarily, the Attorney-General can request that the case be sent for trial in the Special Criminal Court Section 45 If someone is brought before the District Court charged with a scheduled offence which is an indictable offence and is sent forward for trial the judge must send them for trial in the Special Criminal Court unless the Attorney-General says otherwise. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1939/en/act/pub/0013/print.html Offences Against The State (Scheduled Offences) (No 3) Order, 1940 1940-11-26 334 Section 2 Defines offences under the Firearms Act, 1925 to be scheduled offences for the purposes of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1940/en/si/0334.html Forestry Act, 1946 1946-06-12 13 Section 58 Allows the Minister to authorise someone to destroy "rabbits or vermin" if they are causing damage to trees. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1946/en/act/pub/0013/print.html Finance Act, 1949 1949-07-12 13 Section 10 Changes the charges for firearms certificates to the amounts set out in the First Schedule First Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a pistol or revolver at 10/- First Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a rifle at £1 First Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a limited shotgun at 10/- First Schedule Set the charge for a certificate for the first of any other firearms at £2 5/- First Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for any subsequent firearms at 10/- http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1949/en/act/pub/0013/print.html Firearms Act, 1964 1964-01-28 1 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1964/en/act/pub/0001/print.html Finance Act, 1964 1964-07-02 15 Section 18 Provides for the charging for firearm certificates granted under the Firearms Acts, 1925 and 1964 Section 18 Changes the charges for firearm certificates to the amounts specified in the Fourth Schedule Section 18 Declares that sections 40 and 43 of the Finance Act, 1925 have no effect in relation to firearm certificates coming into force after the 1st August 1964 Fourth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a pistol, air pistol or revolver at 10/- Fourth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a rifle at £1 Fourth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for an airgun or air rifle at £1 Fourth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a prohibited weapon at 10/- Fourth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a limited shotgun at 10/- Fourth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for the first of any other firearms at £2 5/- Fourth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for any subsequent firearms at 10/- http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1964/en/act/pub/0015/print.html Pawnbrokers Act, 1964 1964-11-12 31 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1964/en/act/pub/0031/print.html Finance Act, 1966 1966-07-07 17 Section 16 Changes the charges for firearm certificates to the amounts specified in the Fifth Schedule Fifth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a pistol, air pistol or revolver at 10/- Fifth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a rifle at £1 10/- Fifth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for an airgun or air rifle at £1 Fifth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a prohibited weapon at 10/- Fifth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a limited shotgun at 15/- Fifth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for the first of any other firearms at £3 5/- Fifth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for any subsequent firearms at 15/- http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1966/en/act/pub/0017/print.html Firearms (Proofing) Act, 1968 1968-07-03 20 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1968/en/act/pub/0020/print.html Firearms Act, 1971 1971-07-06 13 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1971/en/act/pub/0013/print.html Finance Act, 1971 1971-07-28 23 Section 52 Changes the charge for registering as a firearms dealer to £25 or £3 if the dealer restricts themselves to dealing in ammunition for shotguns, air rifles and rifles of calibre .22 or less. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1971/en/act/pub/0023/print.html Dangerous Substances Act, 1972 1972-06-14 10 Section 7 Repeals the entire Explosives Act, 1875 except for sections 73, 74, 75, 89 and 96 in so far as those sections are applied by section 8 (1) of the Explosive Substances Act, 1883, for the purposes of the latter Act http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1972/en/act/pub/0010/print.html Imposition of Duties (No. 199) (Excise Duties) (Firearm Certificates) Order, 1972 1972-06-27 162 Part 2 Adjusts the charge for a certificate for pistols, air pistols, rifles, airguns and air rifles to £5 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1972/en/si/0162.html Firearms (Temporary Custody) Order, 1972 1972-08-05 187 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1972/en/si/0187.html Firearms (Dangerous Weapons) Order, 1972 1972-10-06 251 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1972/en/si/0251.html Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act, 1972 1972-12-03 26 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1972/en/act/pub/0026/print.html Finance Act, 1973 1973-08-04 19 Section 52 Confirms the Imposition of Duties (No. 199) (Excise Duties) (Firearm Certificates) Order, 1972 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1973/en/act/pub/0019/print.html Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976 1976-05-06 14 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1976/en/act/pub/0014/print.html Firearms Regulations, 1976 1976-10-12 239 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1976/en/si/0239.html Wildlife Act, 1976 1976-12-22 39 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1976/en/act/pub/0039/print.html Wildlife Act, 1976 (Firearms and Ammunition) Regulations, 1977 1977-07-21 239 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1977/en/si/0239.html Dangerous Substances Act, 1972 (Commencement) Order, 1979 1979-09-03 297 Section 2 Commences the Dangerous Substances Act, 1972 except for the parts relating to explosives http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1979/en/si/0297.html Finance Act, 1980 1980-06-25 14 Section 77 Changes the charges for firearm certificates to the amounts specified in the Seventh Schedule. Seventh Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a pistol, air pistol or revolver at £10 Seventh Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a rifle at £10 Seventh Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for an airgun or air rifle at £10 Seventh Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a prohibited weapon at £1 Seventh Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a limited shotgun at £1.50 Seventh Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for the first of any other firearms at £6.50 Seventh Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for any subsequent firearms at £1.50 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1980/en/act/pub/0014/print.html Fire Services Act, 1981 1981-12-16 30 Section 11 Designates fire authorities as the "local authority" for the purposes of the Dangerous Substances Act, 1972 Section 11 Designates fire authorities as the "local authority" for the purposes of the Explosives Act, 1875 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1981/en/act/pub/0030/print.html Finance Act, 1983 1983-06-08 15 Section 64 Changes the charges for firearm certificates to the amounts specified in the Third Schedule. Third Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a pistol, air pistol or revolver at £20 Third Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a rifle at £20 Third Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for an airgun or air rifle at £20 Third Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a prohibited weapon at £2 Third Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a limited shotgun at £3 Third Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for the first of any other firearms at £13 Third Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for any subsequent firearms at £3 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1983/en/act/pub/0015/print.html Criminal Justice Act, 1984 1984-12-06 22 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1984/en/act/pub/0022/print.html Finance Act, 1989 1989-05-24 10 Section 46 Changes the charge for registering as a firearms dealer to £50 or £5 if the dealer restricts themselves to dealing in ammunition for shotguns, air rifles and rifles of calibre .22 or less. Section 47 Changes the charges for firearm certificates to the rates set out in the Sixth Schedule Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a pistol, air pistol or revolver at £25 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a rifle at £25 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for an airgun or air rifle at £25 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a prohibited weapon at £3 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a limited shotgun at £4 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for the first of any other firearms at £17 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for any subsequent firearms at £4 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1989/en/act/pub/0010/print.html Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990 1990-06-12 12 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1990/en/act/pub/0012/print.html Council Directive 91/477/EEC of 18 June 1991 on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons 1991-06-18 0 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31991L0477:EN:HTML Finance Act, 1992 1992-05-28 9 Section 159 Changes the charge for registering as a firearms dealer to £60 or £10 if the dealer restricts themselves to dealing in ammunition for shotguns, air rifles and rifles of calibre .22 or less. Section 160 Changes the charges for firearm certificates to the rates set out in the Sixth Schedule Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a pistol, air pistol or revolver at £30 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a rifle at £30 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for an airgun or air rifle at £30 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a prohibited weapon at £5 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for a limited shotgun at £5 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for the first of any other firearms at £20 Sixth Schedule Sets the charge for a certificate for any subsequent firearms at £5 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/act/pub/0009/print.html Council Directive 93/15/EEC of 5 April 1993 on the harmonization of the provisions relating to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses 1993-04-05 0 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31993L0015:EN:HTML European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations, 1993 1993-12-09 362 Regulation 9 European Firearms Pass (Europass) Regulation 11 Article 7 Authority for importing firearms/ammunition from the EU http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/si/0362.html District Court Rules, 1997 1997-01-30 93 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1997/en/si/0093.html [1998] IEHC 93: National Association of Regional Games Council v. Minister for Justice 1998-06-12 93 http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IEHC/1998/93.html Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1998 1998-07-13 32 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1998/en/act/pub/0032/print.html Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act, 1998 1998-09-03 39 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1998/en/act/pub/0039/print.html Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act, 2000 2000-07-05 20 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2000/en/act/pub/0020/print.html Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000 2000-12-18 38 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2000/en/act/pub/0038/print.html Finance Act, 2001 2001-03-30 7 Section 174 Extends the coverage of firearm certificate duty from "Firearms Acts, 1925 and 1964" to "Firearms Acts, 1925 to 2000" http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/act/pub/0007/print.html [2001] IEHC 126: Dunne v Donohoe 2001-07-27 126 http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IEHC/2001/126.html [2002] IESC 35: Dunne v Donohoe 2002-05-01 35 http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IESC/2002/35.html [2004] IEHC 405: McVeigh v The Minister for Justice Equality & Law Reform 2004-12-17 405 http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IEHC/2004/405.html Criminal Justice Act, 2006 2006-07-16 26 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2006/en/act/pub/0026/print.html Finance Act, 2007 2007-04-02 11 Section 67 Changes the charge for registering as a firearms dealer to €340 or €55 if the dealer restricts themselves to dealing in ammunition for shotguns, air rifles and rifles of calibre .22 or less. Section 68 Changes the charges for firearm certificates to the rates set out in the table in Section 68 Section 68 Declares that subsections (2) and (3) of section 18 of the Finance Act 1964 shall not have effect after 31st December 2007 Section 68 Sets the charge for a certificate for a pistol, revolver or rifle at €170 Section 68 Sets the charge for a limited certificate for a shotgun at €30 Section 68 Sets the charge for the first unlimited certificate for a shotgun at €115 Section 68 Sets the charge for any subsequent unlimited certificates for a shotgun at €30 Section 68 Sets the charge for the first certificate for a crossbow at €115 Section 68 Sets the charge for any subsequent certificates for a crossbow at €30 Section 68 Sets the charge for a certificate for a prohibited weapon at €30 Section 69 Sets the charges for firearm certificates for non-residents to the rates set out in the table in Section 69 Section 69 Sets the charge for a certificate for a pistol, revolver or rifle for a non-resident at €57 Section 69 Sets the charge for a limited certificate for a shotgun for a non-resident at €10 Section 69 Sets the charge for the first unlimited certificate for a shotgun for a non-resident at €38 Section 69 Sets the charge for any subsequent unlimited certificates for a shotgun for a non-resident at €10 Section 69 Sets the charge for the first certificate for a crossbow for a non-resident at €38 Section 69 Sets the charge for any subsequent certificates for a crossbow for a non-resident at €10 Section 69 Sets the charge for a certificate for a prohibited weapon for a non-resident at €10 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2007/en/act/pub/0011/print.html Criminal Justice Act, 2007 2007-05-09 29 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2007/en/act/pub/0029/print.html Firearms (Restricted Firearms and Ammunition) Order 2008 2008-02-12 21 Part 4 Definition of "restricted" firearms and ammunition. http://www.attorneygeneral.ie/esi/2008/B25960.pdf Finance Act, 2008 2008-03-13 3 Schedule 3 Repeals the Imposition of Duties (No. 199) (Excise Duties) (Firearm Certificates) Order, 1972 http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2008/en/act/pub/0003/print.html [2008] IEHC 113: O'Leary v Maher 2008-04-24 113 http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IEHC/2008/H113.html [2008] IEHC 127: Goodison v Sheahan 2008-05-02 127 http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IEHC/2008/H127.html [2008] IEHC 195: McCarron v Kearney 2008-07-04 195 http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IEHC/2008/H195.html