Updated to 10 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 474 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 14 July 2000 | Commenced as per s. 8(3) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 1 amended | 26/2006, ss. 1(2), 66(a), 66(b) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3(a) |
| S. 2 fee for grant of certificate under prescribed | S.I. No. 312 of 2009, regs. 1(2), 3, schedule | 1 August 2009 | Firearms (Fees) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 312 of 2009), reg. 1(2) |
| S. 2(1) amended | 26/2006, ss. 1(2), 67(a) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3(a) |
| S. 2(2)(a)(i) period specified reduced | S.I. No. 48 of 2002, art. 2 | 21 February 2002 | Firearm Certificates For Non-Residents Order 2002 (S.I. No. 48 of 2002) |
| S. 2(2)(aa) inserted | 26/2006, ss. 1(2), 67(b) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3(a) |
| S. 2(4) amended | 26/2006, ss. 1(2), 67(c) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3(a) |
| S. 2(5) amended | 26/2006, ss. 1(2), 67(d) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3(a) |
| S. 2(6) substituted | 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 42 | 1 August 2009 | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 310 of 2009), art. 3 |
| S. 2(8)(a) amended | S.I. No. 209 of 2022, reg. 36 | 27 April 2022 | European Union (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 209 of 2022) |
| S. 2(14) amended with transitional provisions | 7/2022, ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 26, sch. 1 ref. 19 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 2(17) amended with transitional provisions | 7/2022, ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 26, sch. 1 ref. 19 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 3(4)(a) amended | 26/2006, ss. 1(2), s. 64, schedule 1. See 12/1990 s. 8A | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3(a) |
| S. 3(4)(b) amended | 26/2006, ss. 1(2), s. 64, schedule 1. See 12/1990 s. 8A | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3(a) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 2 | Firearms (Fees) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 312 of 2009) |
| S. 2(3) | Firearm Certificates For Non-Residents Order 2002 (S.I. No. 48 of 2002) |