All incomplete applications will be returned for your attention. Renewing your certificate Your application for renewal must be submitted at least 8 weeks before your certificate expires.
Inspection visit Depending on the current renewal procedures, you may not receive an inspection visit. Page feedback Was this page useful? What would improve this page? What best describes the reason for your visit today? Report a crime or incident. Get advice. Information about a service. Contact details. Request an update.
Read a policy or strategy. Other Other. There are two types of Explosive Certificates: Acquire Only : allows a person to corporate body to obtain explosives which are used straight away and are not kept overnight. How useful did you find the answer? Not at all relevant Quite useful Useful Very useful Excellent.
Very Useful. If you can't find the answer? Ask a question. More related questions. Questions Can a person who has been to prison get a firearm certificate? A person is not a suitable referee if they are:. Members of firearms clubs making an application for a target weapon may have a club official as one of their referees, provided that person is of good character and has known the applicant for, at least, one year.
If an applicant does not have a GP they cannot fulfil the criteria to be issued with a firearm certificate as they cannot complete the application form. An applicant must disclose any physical or mental health condition that may affect your ability to safely possess and use a firearm. The questions on the application form ask: Are you being treated for any medical condition, including any alcohol or drug related condition, whether controlled by prescription medicines or not?
If in doubt, consult your GP. You must sign your certificate in ink in the box provided. It is important that you read the conditions entered on the certificate. In Northern Ireland airguns and CO2 guns having a discharge kinetic energy in excess of one 1 Joule 0. For airguns below that limit the following restrictions are in place. Under Paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 of the Firearms NI Order , persons under the age of 18 cannot possess such firearms, unless they have attained the age of 14 years or are under the direct supervision of a person of 21 years or over.
Persons not holding a firearms certificate cannot purchase such firearms, unless they have attained the age of 17 years. Please see HERE. General condition 3 printed on page 1 of your firearm certificate states you must notify the Firearms and Explosives Branch of a change of address.
You can do so by completing the online form here. It is your responsibility to ensure that your firearm is kept in a secure place, as per the general conditions shown on page 1 of your firearm certificate.
This will require temporary storage with a firearms dealer during your change of address. This is called a variation. The application form can be found HERE. You can sell, give away or transfer ownership to a firearms dealer or another certificate holder who has adequate and safe storage for the weapon and has been authorised to hold it on their firearm certificate.
You can surrender the firearm at a police station. Please call to make arrangements for this to take place. Every firearm needs to be accounted for and Firearms and Explosives Branch, who issued the certificate, must be informed as to what has happened to it. If a firearm is being transferred between firearm certificate holders the firearm should be lodged with a firearms dealers until the process is completed. It is your responsibility to ensure that your firearms and ammunition are stored safely and securely at all times.
You must take any necessary steps to prevent unauthorised access, so far as is reasonably possible. A gun cabinet is required - specification BS - and it must be secured to the fabric of a building.
If you are moving your firearm and ammunition by vehicle then it must be hidden from direct view and stored within a locked box or secured to an anchorage point. Our specially trained staff are here to help with your enquiries and security arrangements. You can contact the Firearms and Explosives Branch by email: firearms psni. The security requirements for storing your firearms are published in a document called Guidance on Northern Ireland Firearms Controls, which is available online.
Which means the FAC holder is required to take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised access. The same also — whether or not a burglary takes place - applies to instances where, for example, someone has posted a photo of their FAC showing the home address online as this could contribute to a burglary.
Beyond this, every instance is different but if you post pictures of yourself with your firearms on social media and someone can then search to work out your location then this is obviously unwise at best. Depending on the individual situation, carelessness on social media could lead to revocation as a breach of the conditions of your FAC as above as it could compromise your personal safety and security of the firearms. There are number of reasons why someone may find themselves in possession of an unlicensed firearm, through no fault of their own.
A certificate holder has died and the widow or widower is left with the weapons for example, or after moving to a new address they are discovered in a loft.
The first thing to consider is your safety.
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