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Arms Bill

Licences and approvals - Firearms licences - Duration of firearms licence

77: Extension of firearms licence for up to 3 years pending determination of application for new firearms licence

You could also call this:

"Keeping your firearms licence valid while you wait for a new one"

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If you have a current firearms licence and you apply for a new one before it expires, and your application meets the required criteria, the chief executive may extend your current licence. They can extend it by up to 3 years while they decide on your new application. They will reissue your current licence with the new expiry date. If your licence is reissued, it starts from the original expiry date and stays valid until you are told about the decision on your new application. You keep using the reissued licence until then, unless you give it back or it is taken away. If you get a new licence, it starts from the day it is issued.

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Part 3Licences and approvals
Firearms licences: Duration of firearms licence

77Extension of firearms licence for up to 3 years pending determination of application for new firearms licence

  1. This section applies if the holder of a current firearms licence (licence A) makes an application for a new firearms licence—

  2. before the expiry of licence A; and
    1. that satisfies the prescribed criteria.

      1. Before the expiry date of licence A, and pending determination of the application, the chief executive may—

      2. extend the expiry date of licence A by up to 3 years; and
        1. reissue licence A showing the extended expiry date.

          1. A licence reissued under subsection (2)—

          2. takes effect from the expiry date of licence A; and
            1. continues in force, unless it is sooner surrendered or revoked, until the date on which the holder is notified of the determination of their application.

              1. A new licence issued on the holder’s application takes effect from the date of its issue.