
1 
This Order may be cited as the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st January 2001.
2 
References in this Order to “the 1968 Act” and to “the 1988 Act” are, respectively, references to the Firearms Act 1968 and the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988.
3 

(1) Section 32(1) of the 1968 Act (fees for firearm and shot gun certificates) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (a), for “£56” substitute “£50”.
(3) In paragraph (b), for “£46” substitute “£40”.
(4) In paragraph (d), for “£43” substitute “£50”.
(5) In paragraph (e), for “£18” substitute “£40”.
4 
Section 35(1) of the 1968 Act (fee for registration as a firearms dealer) is amended by substituting “£150” for “£118”.
5 
Section 35(3) of the 1968 Act (fee for new certificate of registration) is amended by substituting “£150” for “£50”.
6 
Section 11(3) of the 1988 Act (fee for the grant or renewal of a shot gun certificate on the same occasion as the grant or renewal of a firearm certificate) is amended by substituting “£10” for “£5”.
Charles Clarke
Minister of State
Home Office
27th November 2000