Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990

Authorisation to hold defective firearm without firearm certificate.

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6.—(1) The superintendent of the Garda Síochána of a district may grant an authorisation in writing to a person resident in the district, not being a person disentitled under the Firearms Acts, 1925 to 1990, to hold a firearm certificate, to have in his possession, without a firearm certificate, a firearm where he is satisfied that the firearm would not be a firearm but for F2[paragraph (f) of the definition of “firearm” in section 1(1) of the Principal Act] and that the person has a good reason for wishing to keep it and may be permitted to do so without danger to the public safety or the peace.

(2) The superintendent of the district where the holder of an authorisation under this section resides may, at any time, attach to the authorisation any conditions, whether as regards safe custody or otherwise, which he considers necessary and may at any time revoke the authorisation.

Annotations

Amendments:

F2

Substituted (1.08.2006) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26/2006), s. 63(b), S.I. No. 390 of 2006.

F3

Substituted by Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), s. 4(1) and sch. 1 ref. 16, not commenced as of date of revision, subject to transitional provisions in ss. 13, 19, 26.

Modifications (not altering text):

C2

Prospective affecting provision: subss. (1), (2) amended by Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), s. 4(1) and sch. 1 ref. 16, not commenced as of date of revision, subject to transitional provisions in ss. 13, 19, 26.

6.—(1) F3[A superintendent of the Garda Síochána in a Garda division may grant an authorisation in writing to a person resident in the division], not being a person disentitled under the Firearms Acts, 1925 to 1990, to hold a firearm certificate, ...

(2) F3[A superintendent in the Garda division in which] where the holder of an authorisation under this section resides may, at any time, attach to the authorisation any conditions, whether as regards safe custody or otherwise, which he considers necessary and may at any time revoke the authorisation.