Matters) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

L.N. 76 of 2026

ARMS ACT

(CAP. 480)

Firearms and Ammunition (Movement in Member States and other

Matters) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 65 of the Arms

Act, the Minister responsible for the Police, after consultations with

the Weapons Board, has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Firearms and Citation and

Ammunition (Movement in Member States and other Matters) scope.

(Amendment) Regulations, 2026 and these regulations shall be read

and construed as one with the Firearms and Ammunition (Movement S.L. 480.01.

in Member States and other Matters) Regulations, hereinafter referred

to as the "principal regulations".

(2) The scope of these regulations is to better transpose the

provisions of Directive (EU) 2021/555 of the European Parliament and

of the Council of 24 March 2021 on control of the acquisition and

possession of weapons (codification).

Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 5 of the principal Amends

regulations shall be substituted by the following new sub-regulation: regulation

the principal

regulations.

"(3) The Commissioner shall include all the information

indicated in sub-regulation (1) in the licence, which licence shall

accompany the firearm or ammunition to the Member State of

destination and, where applicable, to the Member State of transit.

The licence shall be produced by the holder when and as

required

Provided that the Commissioner shall also

communicate the relevant details to the Member States of

destination and transit prior to the transfer.".

Regulation 6 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 6 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) sub-regulation (2) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new sub-regulation

"(2) A licence in accordance with the provisions of

the Act may, for the purposes of these regulations, be

issued for a maximum period of three (3) years and may be

suspended or revoked by means of a reasoned decision

issued by the Commissioner at any time.";

(b) in sub-regulation (4) thereof the words "in regulation

5(1)(a) to (f) to the Commissioner" shall be substituted by the

words "in regulation 5(1)(a) to (f) to the Commissioner in not

less than ten (10) working days".

Regulation 7A of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a) the second proviso to sub-regulation (2) thereof shall

be substituted by the following new proviso

"Provided further that no such marking shall be

required for firearms or essential components that are of

particular historical importance, as determined by the

Commissioner in consultation with the Weapons Board.";

(b) sub-regulation (4) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new sub-regulation

"(4) Each package of complete ammunition shall be

marked with the name of the manufacturer, the

identification batch number, the calibre and the type of

ammunition.".

Regulation 8 of the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following new regulation

(1) The Commissioner shall request an

"Commissioner’s

right to inspect

inspection of all licences accompanying firearms and

ammunition transferred to, or from Malta to be carried

out in accordance with these regulations. The

Commissioner shall also verify that the Member State

of destination has issued its prior consent in relation to

the firearms and ammunition in question.

(2) The Commissioner shall prohibit a transfer

of a firearm to, or from Malta where a licence is not so

produced.".

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