This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2025/914 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2026 No. 304
ARMS AND AMMUNITION
The Firearms (Amendment and Revocation) Rules 2026
Made
12th March 2026
Coming into force
23rd March 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26A, 26B(1), (2)(a) and (b) and 53(1)(a) of the Firearms Act 1968(1).
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Firearms (Amendment and Revocation) Rules 2026 and come into force on 23rd March 2026.
(2) These Rules extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Revocation
2. The Firearms (Amendment) Rules 2025(2) are revoked.
Amendments to the Firearms Rules 1998
3.—(1) The Firearms Rules 1998(3) are amended as follows.
(2) In rule 5 (shot gun certificates), for paragraph (3)(a) substitute—
“(a)the names and addresses of two persons who have agreed to act as referees, and”.
(3) In rule 6 (verification of application: shot gun certificate), in the heading for “referee” substitute “referees”.
(4) In Schedule 1 (form of application for firearm and shot gun certificates, and firearm certificate), for the form in Part I (application for the grant or renewal of a firearm and/or shot gun certificate) substitute the form in Schedule 1 to these Rules (application for the grant or renewal of a firearm and/or shot gun certificate).
(5) In Schedule 5 (firearms dealers: forms of application, notification and registers), for the form in Part I (firearms dealers: application for registration or for new certificate of registration) substitute the form in Schedule 2 to these Rules (firearms dealers: application for registration or for new certificate of registration).
Sarah Jones
Minister of State
Home Office
12th March 2026
Rule 3(4)
Schedule 1 Application for the grant or renewal of a firearm and/or shot gun certificate
Rule 3(5)
Schedule 2 Firearms Dealers: Application for registration or for new certificate of registration
1968 c. 27. Sections 26A and 26B were substituted for section 26 as originally enacted by section 37 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 5). Section 53 was amended by section 61(3)(a) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (c. 17). There are other amendments to the Firearms Act 1968 which are not relevant to these Rules.
S.I. 1998/1941; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/1945, 2014/1239, 2017/1281 and 2021/1172. There are other amendments to S.I. 1998/1941 which are not relevant to these Rules.