European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
(2) These Regulations and the Principal Regulations shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 1993 to 2010.
(3) These Regulations come into operation on 29th October 2010.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 1993 ( S.I. No. 362 of 1993 ).
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paragraphs: (1) Regulation 2(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting the following definitions:
“ ‘ammunition to which the Directive applies’ means ammunition within the meaning of paragraph (1c) of Article 1 of the Directive;
‘deactivated’ shall be construed in accordance with point (a) of Part III of Annex I to the Directive;
‘essential component’, in relation to a firearm to which the Directive applies, has the meaning it has in paragraph (1b) of Article 1 of the Directive;
‘firearm to which the Directive applies’ means a firearm within the meaning of paragraph (1) of Article 1 of the Directive;
‘PULSE identification number’ means the 4 digit identification number issued to a firearms dealer by the Commissioner and, in relation to the manufacturer of a firearm to which this Directive applies, means such a number that has been issued to that manufacturer.”,
(b) by substituting the following definition for the definition of “the Directive”:
“ ‘the Directive’ means Council Directive 91/477/EEC of 18 June 19912 on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons, as amended by Directive 2008/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 20081, and includes Articles 10 and 11 of Chapter III of Council Directive 93/15/EEC of 5 April 19933 on the harmonisation of the provisions relating to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses;”,
(c) by substituting the following definition for the definition of “the Firearms Acts”:
“ ‘the Firearms Acts’ means the Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009, and any Act or provision of an Act to be construed as one with those Acts;”,
(d) by deleting the definition of “firearms dealer”.
(2) Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended by adding the following paragraph after paragraph (3):
“(4) A word or expression used in these Regulations and also in the Directive has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Directive.”.
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paragraphs: (1) A person, in his or her application under section 9 of the Act to be registered in the register of firearms dealers or, as the case may be, for renewal of such registration, shall state whether he or she intends to carry on business as a dealer in firearms to which the Directive applies.
(2) Where an applicant referred to in paragraph (1) states that he or she intends to carry on business as a dealer in firearms to which the Directive applies, the Minister, in considering his or her application, shall have regard, in addition to the matters referred to in section 9 of the Act, to the applicant’s abilities.
(3) Where an applicant referred to in paragraph (2) is a body corporate—
(a) the reference in section 9(3) of the Act to the character of the applicant shall be construed as a reference to the character of the director of the body corporate and to the reputation of the body corporate, and
(b) the reference in paragraph (2) to the applicant’s abilities shall be construed as a reference to the abilities of the director of the body corporate.
(4) Where an applicant referred to in paragraph (1) states that he or she does not intend to carry on business as a dealer in firearms to which the Directive applies, and the Minister decides, in accordance with section 9 of the Act, to register the applicant in the register of firearms dealers, the registration shall be made subject to the condition that the person shall not deal in firearms to which the Directive applies.
(5) Where a person to whom paragraph (4) applies fails to comply with the condition referred to in that paragraph, section 11(2A) of the Act shall apply to him or her as if the condition was a condition referred to in section 9(8) of the Act.
(6) In this Regulation, “abilities”, in relation to a person, means the person’s understanding of, and ability to comply with, the requirements of the Firearms Acts.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting the following Regulation for Regulation 3:
“Maintenance of register kept by firearms dealers
3. (1) A firearms dealer shall, throughout the period of his or her activity as a firearms dealer, enter and retain in the register kept by him or her under section 12 of the Act the following information in relation to the transactions referred to in that section—
(a) the type, make, model, calibre and serial number of all firearms to which the Directive applies and to which a transaction relates, and
(b) the names and addresses of the persons supplying or acquiring such firearms.
(2) Where a person ceases to carry on business as a firearms dealer, the person shall deliver up to the Minister the register referred to in paragraph (1).
(3) A person who complies with paragraph (2) shall be deemed to have complied with section 11(3)(b) of the Act.”.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by inserting the following Regulations after Regulation 3:
“Marking of firearms to which Directive applies placed on market
3A. (1) No person shall place on the market any firearm to which the Directive applies that has not been marked in accordance with this Regulation.