Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 36
ARMS AND AMMUNITION
The Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2025
Made
14th January 2025
Laid before Parliament
15th January 2025
Coming into force
5th February 2025
Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2025 and comes into force on 5th February 2025.
(2) In this Order “ the 1968 Act ” means the Firearms Act 1968 .
(3) In this Order “ the 1988 Act ” means the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 .
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
Amendment to fees for firearm and shot gun certificates
2. In section 32(1) of the 1968 Act( 3 ) (fees for firearm and shot gun certificates)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “£88” substitute “£198” ;
(b) in paragraph (b), for “£62” substitute “£131” ;
(c) in paragraph (c), for “£20” substitute “£47” ;
(d) in paragraph (cc), for “£4” substitute “£9” ;
(e) in paragraph (d), for “£79.50” substitute “£194” ;
(f) in paragraph (e), for “£49” substitute “£126” ;
(g) in paragraph (f), for “£4” substitute “£9” .
Amendment to fees for registration as a firearms dealer
3. In section 35 of the 1968 Act( 4 ) (fee for registration and renewal as a firearms dealer)—
(a) in subsection (1), for “£200” substitute “£466” ;
(b) in subsection (1A), for “£13” substitute “£30” ;
(c) in subsection (3), for “£200” substitute “£466” .
Amendment to fees for co-terminous certificates
4. In section 11(3) of the 1988 Act( 5 ) (fee for the grant or renewal of a shot gun certificate on the same occasion as the grant or renewal of a firearm certificate)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “£2” substitute “£4” ;
(b) in paragraph (b), for “£28” substitute “£71” ;
(c) in paragraph (c), for “£2” substitute “£4” ;
(d) in paragraph (d), for “£3” substitute “£24” .
Amendment to fees for visitors’ permits
5. In section 17(8) of the 1988 Act( 6 ) (fee for the grant of visitors permits)—
(a) for “£20” substitute “£47” ;
(b) for “£100” substitute “£233” .
Diana Johnson
Minister of State
Home Office
14th January 2025
1968 c. 27 ; section 43 is extended by sections 11(4) and 17(9) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45) .
1968 c. 27 ; section 32(1) was amended by S.I. 1986/986 (varies the fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 on grant, renewal or variation of firearm certificates, the replacement of firearm or shotgun certificates and the registration of firearm dealers) in relation to England and Wales, S.I. 1986/996 (made the same variation in fees as S.I. 1986/986 ) in relation to Scotland, S.I. 1990/290 , S.I. 1990/325 , S.I. 1994/2615 , S.I. 1994/2652 , S.I. 2000/3148 , S.I. 2015/611 (varies certain fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.
Section 35 was amended by S.I. 1986/986 (varies the fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 on the grant, renewal or variation of firearm certificates, the replacement of firearm or shotgun certificates and the registration of firearm dealers) in relation to England and Wales, S.I. 1986/996 (made the same variation in fees as S.I. 1986/986 ) in relation to Scotland, S.I. 1990/290 , S.I. 1990/325 , S.I. 1994/2615 , S.I. 1994/2652 and S.I. 2000/3148 and S.I. 2015/611 (varies certain fees payable under the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.
1988 c. 45 ; section 11(3) was substituted by article 4 of S.I. 2015/611 in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.
Section 17(8) was amended by S.I. 2015/611 (this varied certain fees payable for visitors permits under section 17(8) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland.