FIREARMS ACT (as amended) 1925-2006
Amendments from :
1964
1968
1971
1990
2006 |
Section 10A
Reloading of ammunition.
10A.—(1) A person (except a
registered firearms dealer or the holder of a licence under this
section) who reloads ammunition is guilty of an offence.
(2) An application for a licence
under this section shall be in the prescribed form, be accompanied
by the prescribed fee (if any) and be made to the superintendent of the
Garda Siochana of the district in which the applicant resides.
(3) A superintendent shall not
grant a licence under this section unless satisfied that the following
conditions are complied with:
(a) the applicant holds a firearm certificate;
(b) the reloading of ammunition will not, in the particular circumstances, endanger public safety or security or the peace;
(c) the person has a special need which, in the opinion of the superintendent, is sufficient to justify granting the licence;
(d) the applicant is competent to reload ammunition;
(e) the premises where the reloading is to take place are sufficiently safe and secure for that purpose.
(4) The superintendent may at any time—
(a) attach to
the licence such further conditions as he or she considers necessary
for the purpose of preventing danger to members of the public or the
peace or for ensuring that ammunition is reloaded only to satisfy
the special need of the applicant, and
(b) for that purpose vary any of those conditions.
(5) The licence—
(a) shall be in the prescribed form,
(b) shall be granted for a specified period not exceeding 3 years, and
(c) may be revoked by the superintendent if he or she is no longer
satisfied that any condition mentioned in subsection (3) of this
section is being or will be complied with.
(6) A person who, without
reasonable excuse, does not comply with a condition mentioned
in subsection (3) or (4) of this section is guilty of an offence
and liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.
(7) The Minister may by order
specify the maximum quantity and type of component parts of
ammunition that may be purchased, sold, stored or used to reload
ammunition by an individual who holds a licence under this section or a
registered firearms dealer.
(8) In this section
“reloading ammunition” means making ammunition from spent
ammunition, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.