Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968

Number 20 of 1968

FIREARMS (PROOFING) ACT 1968

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

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Number 20 of 1968


FIREARMS (PROOFING) ACT 1968

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS


Acts Referred to

Firearms Act, 1964

1964, No. 1

Firearms Act, 1925

1925, No. 17


Number 20 of 1968


FIREARMS (PROOFING) ACT 1968

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROOFING BY THE INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND STANDARDS OF CERTAIN FIREARMS, TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE FIREARMS ACTS, 1925 AND 1964, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [3rd July, 1968]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

E1

Previous affecting provision: application of collectively cited Firearms Acts 1925 to 1990 extended (9.12.1993) by European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 362 of 1993), reg. 8; Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968 (20/1968) subsequently excluded from the collective citation (14.07.2000) by Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 (20/2000), s. 8(2), commenced as per s. 8(3).

E2

Previous affecting provision: offences under the Firearms Acts 1925 to 1971 declared to be scheduled offences for the purposes of Part V of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 (No. 13 of 1939) (30.05.1972) by Offences Against the State (Scheduled Offences) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 142 of 1972), art. 2 and appendix, commenced on enactment. Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968 (20/1968) subsequently excluded from the collective citation (14.07.2000) by Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 (20/2000), s. 8(2), commenced as per s. 8(3).