Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023

Insertion of new section 4AA into Act of 1925

12. The Act of 1925 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 4A:

“Minimum standards for Garda shooting ranges

4AA. (1) The Minister, after consultation with the Commissioner, may prescribe minimum standards to be complied with by a shooting range owned or operated by the Garda Síochána.

(2) The minimum standards referred to in subsection (1) shall be determined by reference to any or all of the following matters:

(a) the security of the range;

(b) the management of the range;

(c) the design, construction and maintenance of the range;

(d) the types of firearms and ammunition to be used at the range;

(e) the types of shooting practices to be conducted at the range;

(f) the level of competence of persons using the range.”.