(LRC Revised)

Number 13 of 1971

FIREARMS ACT 1971

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

Firearms Act 1971

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including

Greyhound Racing Act 2019

(15/2019), enacted 28 May 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including

European Communities (Sheep Identification) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

(S.I. No. 243 of 2019), made 28 May 2019, were considered in the preparation of this

Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

13

of

1971

FIREARMS ACT 1971

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Definitions.

2.

Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act.

3.

Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.

4.

Application of section 15 of Principal Act.

5.

Sale, possession and carriage of parts.

6.

Registration of dealers in sporting ammunition.

7.

Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.

Acts Referred to

Firearms Act, 1925

1925, No. 17

Firearms (Proofing) Act, 1968

1968, No. 20

Firearms Act, 1964

1964, No. 1

Number

13

of

1971

FIREARMS ACT 1971

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE FIREARMS ACTS, 1925 TO 1968. [6

th July

, 1971.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Application of collectively cited

Firearms Acts

extended (9.12.1993) by

European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations

1993

(S.I. No. 362 of 1993), regs. 8 and 13(1).

Provisions of Firearms Acts and other Statutes.

8. The provisions of the Firearms Acts and other relevant statutes, including provisions

relating to powers of the Garda Síochána and Customs Officers, shall extend to a European Firearms Pass or other document

to which these Regulations relate and a reference in those enactments to a firearm

certificate shall, where the context so admits, include reference to any such document.

...

Offences.

13. (1) A person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations shall, without

prejudice to any liability under the Firearms Acts, be guilty of an offence under

these Regulations.

...

C2

Application of Act extended (30.05.1972) by

Offences Against the State (Scheduled Offences) Order 1972

, (S.I. No. 142 of 1972), art. 2 and appendix.

2.

It is hereby declared that the offences specified in the Appendix hereto shall be

scheduled offences for the purposes of Part V of the Offences against the State Act,

1939 (No. 13 of 1939).

APPENDIX

...

3. Offences under the Firearms Acts, 1925 to 1971.

...

Editorial Notes

E1

Previous affecting provisions: definition of firearm extended (1.01.1991) by

Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990

(12/1990), s. 4(1), S.I. No. 313 of 1990; superseded (1.08.2006) by new definition

of firearm in

Firearms Act 1925

(17/1925), s. 1, as inserted (1.08.2006) by

Criminal Justice Act 2006

(26/2006), s. 26, S.I. No. 390 of 2006.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Application of collectively cited

Firearms Acts

extended (9.12.1993) by

European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations

1993

(S.I. No. 362 of 1993), regs. 8 and 13(1).

Provisions of Firearms Acts and other Statutes.

8. The provisions of the Firearms Acts and other relevant statutes, including provisions

relating to powers of the Garda Síochána and Customs Officers, shall extend to a European Firearms Pass or other document

to which these Regulations relate and a reference in those enactments to a firearm

certificate shall, where the context so admits, include reference to any such document.

...

Offences.

13. (1) A person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations shall, without

prejudice to any liability under the Firearms Acts, be guilty of an offence under

these Regulations.

...

C2

Application of Act extended (30.05.1972) by

Offences Against the State (Scheduled Offences) Order 1972

, (S.I. No. 142 of 1972), art. 2 and appendix.

2.

It is hereby declared that the offences specified in the Appendix hereto shall be

scheduled offences for the purposes of Part V of the Offences against the State Act,

1939 (No. 13 of 1939).

APPENDIX

...

3. Offences under the Firearms Acts, 1925 to 1971.

...

Editorial Notes

E1

Previous affecting provisions: definition of firearm extended (1.01.1991) by

Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990

(12/1990), s. 4(1), S.I. No. 313 of 1990; superseded (1.08.2006) by new definition

of firearm in

Firearms Act 1925

(17/1925), s. 1, as inserted (1.08.2006) by

Criminal Justice Act 2006

(26/2006), s. 26, S.I. No. 390 of 2006.

Section

1.

Definitions.

2.

Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act.

3.

Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.

4.

Application of section 15 of Principal Act.

5.

Sale, possession and carriage of parts.

6.

Registration of dealers in sporting ammunition.

7.

Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.

Number

13

of

1971