Firearms Act 1964
Number 1 of 1964
FIREARMS ACT 1964
REVISED
Updated to 15 May 2019
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Firearms Act 1964. 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.
All Acts up to and including Companies (Amendment) Act 2019 (10/2019), enacted 11 April 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including Medicinal Products (Control of Manufacture) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 219 of 2019), made 15 May 2019, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 1 of 1964
FIREARMS ACT 1964
REVISED
Updated to 15 May 2019
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 2009 : 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 2009, 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)
• Firearms (Firearms Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 (20/2000)
• Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26/2006), Part 5 and Schedule 1
• Criminal Justice Act 2007 (29/2007), Part 6
• Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (28/2009), Part 4
Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968 (20/1968) is excluded from the collective citation from 14 July 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 July 2000 by Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act Continuance Order 1999 (S.I. No. 189 of 1999), art. 2.
European Communities (European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 362 of 1993), as amended, also deal with firearms.
Annotations
This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.
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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Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked.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.
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Acts which affect or previously affected this revision
• Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (40/2011)
• Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (27/2010)
• Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (28/2009)
• Criminal Justice Act 2007 (29/2007)
• Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26/2006)
• Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (2/2005)
• Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 (50/2001)
• Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 (20/2000)
• Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act 1998 (32/1998)
• Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (39/1998)
• Bail Act 1997 (16/1997)
• Extradition (Amendment) Act 1994 (6/1994)
• Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 (12/1990)
• Extradition (European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism) Act 1987 (1/1987)
• Criminal Justice Act 1984 (22/1984)
• Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act 1976 (14/1976)
• Wildlife Act 1976 (39/1976)
• Firearms Act 1971 (13/1971)
• Firearms (Proofing) Act 1968 (20/1968)
• Firearms Act 1925 (17/1925)
All Acts up to and including Companies (Amendment) Act 2019 (10/2019), enacted 11 April 2019, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision
• Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act Continuance Order 1999 (S.I. No. 189 of 1999)
• European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 362 of 1993)
• Firearms (Temporary Custody) Order 1972 (S.I. 187 of 1972)
• Offences Against the State (Scheduled Offences) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 142 of 1972)
All statutory instruments up to and including Medicinal Products (Control of Manufacture) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 219 of 2019), made 15 May 2019, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Court decision which affects or previously affected this revision
• Ellis v Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland and the Attorney General [2019] IESC 30
Number 1 of 1964
FIREARMS ACT 1964
REVISED
Updated to 15 May 2019
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Acts Referred to |
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1925, No. 17. |
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Police (Property) Act, 1897 |
1897, c. 30. |
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Larceny Act, 1916 |
1916, c. 50. |
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1961, No. 24. |
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1960, No. 27. |
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Number 1 of 1964
FIREARMS ACT 1964
REVISED
Updated to 15 May 2019
AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE FIREARMS ACT, 1925. [28 th January, 1964.]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—
Annotations:
Modifications (not altering text):
C1
Application of Act extended (9.12.1993) by European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 362 of 1993), regs. 8 and 13(1).
Provisions of Firearms Acts and other Statutes.
8. The provisions of the Firearms Acts and other relevant statutes, including provisions relating to powers of the Garda Síochána and Customs Officers, shall extend to a European Firearms Pass or other document to which these Regulations relate and a reference in those enactments to a firearm certificate shall, where the context so admits, include reference to any such document.
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Offences.
13. (1) A person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations shall, without prejudice to any liability under the Firearms Acts, be guilty of an offence under these Regulations.
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Editorial Notes:
E1
Previous affecting provisions: definition of firearm extended (1.01.1991) by Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 (12/1990), s. 4(1), S.I. No. 313 of 1990. Definition replaced (1.08.2006) by Firearms Act 1925 (17/1925), s. 1, as inserted (1.08.2006) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26/2006), s. 26, S.I. No. 390 of 2006.
E2
Offences under collectively cited Firearms Act 1925 to 1971 designated 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).