Firearms Act 1925

F50[Minimum standards for Garda shooting ranges

4AA

4AA. (1) The Minister, after consultation with the Commissioner, may prescribe minimum standards to be complied with by a shooting range owned or operated by the Garda Síochána.

(2) The minimum standards referred to in subsection (1) shall be determined by reference to any or all of the following matters:

(a) the security of the range;

(b) the management of the range;

(c) the design, construction and maintenance of the range;

(d) the types of firearms and ammunition to be used at the range;

(e) the types of shooting practices to be conducted at the range;

(f) the level of competence of persons using the range.]

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F50

Inserted (1.08.2023) by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), s. 12, S.I. No. 391 of 2023.