Notification of Transfer or Disposal of a Firearm or Shot
Gun
The 'Notification of Transfer or Disposal of a Firearm or Shot
Gun' form is available below to download and print out.
Return the completed form to:
Firearms & Explosives Licensing Unit,
Fife Constabulary,
Police Headquarters,
Detroit Road,
Glenrothes,
KY6 2RJ
FIREARMS (AMENDMENT) ACT 1997
(abridged)
Failure to comply with any of the following sections is an
offence punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to six months, a
fine of up to £2,000 or both.
Transfers of Firearms etc. to be in
person
13. Where, in Great Britain, a shot gun, firearm or ammunition
is sold, hired, lent or given for more than 72 hours to a person
who is neither a registered firearms dealer nor a person who is
exempt from requiring a certificate:
(a) the person receiving the gun must produce to the person
giving or selling the gun, the certificate or permit entitling him
to purchase or acquire the firearm or ammunition being
transferred;
(b) the person giving or selling the gun must comply with
instructions in the certificate or permit and hand the shot gun,
firearm and ammunition to the person acquiring same.
Notifications of Transfers of Firearms and Shot
Guns
14. Where in Great Britain, any firearm or shot gun is sold,
hired, lent or given for more than 72 hours:
(a) any party to a transfer who holds a Firearm or Shot Gun
Certificate or a Visitor's Firearm or Shot Gun Permit shall within
7 days notify the chief officer of police who granted his
certificate or permit.
(b) the notice shall describe the firearm (giving its
identification number if any), state the nature of the transaction
and the name and address of the other party. The notice shall be
sent by registered post or recorded delivery.
Notification of Deactivation, Destruction or Loss, of
Firearms etc.
15. (1) Where, in Great Britain any firearm, shot gun or
ammunition to which a Firearm or Shot Gun Certificate or Visitor's
Permit relates is deactivated, destroyed or lost (whether by theft
or otherwise), the certificate holder who was last in possession
shall within 7 days notify the chief officer of police who granted
his certificate or permit.
(2) The notice shall state the nature of the event and
describe the firearm (giving its identification number) or
ammunition. The notice shall be sent by registered post or recorded
delivery.
(3) A firearm is deactivated if it is incapable of discharging
any shot, bullet or other missile and has a certificate of
deactivation issued from a Proof House.
Notification of events taking place outside Great
Britain involving firearms etc.
16. (1) Where, outside Great Britain, any firearm or shot gun
is sold or otherwise disposed of which was authorised by a Firearm
or Shot Gun Certificate, the transferor shall within 14 days notify
the chief officer of police who granted the certificate.
(2) Where, outside Great Britain, a firearm or ammunition to
which a Firearm Certificate or Shot Gun Certificate relates is
deactivated, destroyed or lost (whether by theft or otherwise) the
certificate holder who was last in possession of the firearm or
ammunition shall within 14 days notify the chief officer of police
who granted the certificate.
(3) The notice shall state the nature of the event and, in the
case of a disposal, the name and address of the other party and
contain a description of the firearm or ammunition (giving any
identification number) and shall be sent within 14 days by
registered post or recorded delivery if from the United Kingdom;
and from elsewhere, in a manner as most closely corresponds to
registered post or recorded delivery.
Note: 'In Great Britain' means anywhere in England, Scotland
or Wales. 'Outside Great Britain' means elsewhere in the United
Kingdom or any other country in the world. The 'United
Kingdom' means England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel
Islands and Isle of Man.