Sale of firearm when certificate refused or revoked.
6.—Where a superintendent of the Gárda Síochána refuses an application for a
firearm certificate or revokes a firearm certificate and the applicant for or
holder of the certificate has a firearm, with or without ammunition therefor,
in his possession in Saorstát Eireann at the time of such refusal or
revocation, such applicant or holder shall forthwith deliver such firearm and
ammunition (if any) to such superintendent who shall retain the same, but such
applicant or holder shall be at liberty to sell such firearm and ammunition
(if any) to any person approved of by such superintendent a on such sale
taking place and the provisions of this Act being complied with by the
purchaser, the superintendent shall hand such firearm and ammunition (if any)
to such purchaser,
The Criminal Justice Bill 2006 requires the above to be amended as follows, but as you can see, that's not possible!
36.—Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by the deletion of “When a Superintendent revokes a firearm
certificate” and the insertion of “When a firearm
certificate is revoked”, and
(b) in paragraph (a), by the insertion of “of the district
in which the person resides” after
“Superintendent”.