52.— Section 1 of the Firearms Act 1964 is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following definition for the definitions of “the Commissioner” and “the Minister”:

“ “the Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána or a member of the Garda Síochána, or members of a particular rank in the Garda Síochána, not below the rank of superintendent appointed in writing by the Commissioner for the purpose of performing any of the Commissioner’s functions under this Act;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform;”,

(b) by inserting the following definition after that of “the Commissioner”:

“ “firearm” includes a restricted firearm, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires;”.