Number 17 of 1925

FIREARMS ACT 1925

REVISED

Updated to 1 August 2023

Introduction

The Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was first passed.

Related legislation

Firearms Acts 1925 to 2023: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation to be construed together as one (Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), s. 1(2)). The Acts in the group are:

• Firearms Act 1925 (17/1925)

• Firearms Act 1964 (1/1964)

• Firearms Act 1971 (13/1971)

• Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 (12/1990), Part II (ss. 3-8)

• Firearms (Firearms Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 (20/2000), other than s. 4

• Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26/2006), Part 5 (ss. 25-51) and sch. 1

• Criminal Justice Act 2007 (29/2007), Part 6 (ss. 34-40)

• Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (28/2009), Part 4 (ss. 25-44)

• Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), Part 3 (ss. 7-18)

Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968 (20/1968) is excluded from the collective citation from 14.07.2000 by Firearms (Firearms Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000, s. 8(2).

Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act 1998 (32/1998) is excluded from the collective citation from 14.07.2000 by Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act Continuance Order 1999 (S.I. No. 189 of 1999), art. 2.

The following instruments also deal with firearms:

• European Union (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 209 of 2022)

• European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 362 of 1993) (Revoked)

Annotations

This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions. A version without annotations, showing only textual amendments, is also available.

An explanation of how to read annotations is available at

www.lawreform.ie/annotations.

Material not updated in this revision

Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.

Where legislation or a fragment of legislation is referred to in annotations, changes to this legislation or fragment may not be reflected in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the legislation referred to if one is available.

A list of legislative changes to any Act, and to statutory instruments from 1972, may be found linked from the page of the Act or statutory instrument at

www.irishstatutebook.ie.

Acts which affect or previously affected this revision

• Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023)

• Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022)

• Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2021 (36/2021)

• Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018)

• Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (21/2011)

• Fines Act 2010 (8/2010)

• Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (28/2009)

• Criminal Justice Act 2007 (29/2007)

• Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26/2006)

• Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 (20/2000)

• Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act 1998 (32/1998)

• Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 (12/1990)

• Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 (24/1983)

• Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act 1976 (14/1976)

• Wildlife Act 1976 (39/1976)

• Firearms Act 1971 (13/1971)

• Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968 (20/1968)

• Pawnbrokers Act 1964 (31/1964)

• Firearms Act 1964 (1/1964)

All Acts up to and including the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2023 (25/2023), enacted 20 July 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.

Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision

• European Union (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 209 of 2022)

• European Communities (Acquisition and Possession Of Weapons And Ammunition) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 420 of 2019)

• Firearms (Storage of Firearms and Ammunition by Firearms Dealers) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 646 of 2017)

• Firearms (Restricted Firearms and Ammunition) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 391 of 2015)

• Firearms (Authorisation of Rifle or Pistol Shooting Ranges) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 622 of 2011)

• Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011)

• Firearms (Restricted Firearms And Ammunition) (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 337 of 2009)

• Firearms (Fees) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 312 of 2009)

• Firearms Act 1925 (Prescribed Firearm Certificates) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 311 of 2009)

• Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 310 of 2009)

• Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009 (Firearm Certificate) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 295 of 2009)

• Firearms (Authorisation of Rifle or Pistol Clubs) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 308 of 2009)

• Firearms (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 307 of 2009)

• Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement Order) 2009 (S.I. No. 293 of 2009)

• Firearms (Restricted Firearms and Ammunition) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 21 of 2008)

• Firearms Act 1925 (Surrender of Firearms and Offensive Weapons) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 451 of 2006)

• Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act Continuance Order 1999 (S.I. No. 308 of 2009)

• European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 362 of 1993)

• Firearms (Dangerous Weapons) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 251 of 1972)

• Customs-Free Airport (Extension of Laws) Regulations 1962 (S.I. No. 186 of 1962)

• Offences Against the State (Scheduled Offences) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 142 of 1972)

All statutory instruments up to and including Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023, made 28 July 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.