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Grant, form, and effect of firearm certificates.
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3.—(1) The superintendent of the Gárda Síochána of any district may, subject to the limitations and restrictions imposed by this Act, upon the application of any person residing in such district and upon the payment by such person of the fee (if any) for the time being required by law, grant to such person a firearm certificate.
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(2) The Minister may, at his discretion but subject to the limitations and restrictions imposed by this Act, upon the application of any person not ordinarily resident in Saorstát Eireann and upon payment by such person of the fee (if any) for the time being required by law, grant to such person a firearm certificate.
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(3) Every firearm certificate shall continue in force until the 31st day of July next after the grant thereof, but a firearm certificate granted during the month of July may be expressed to commence on the next following 1st day of August and shall in that case be in force on and from such 1st day of August until the next following 31st day of July.
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(4) Every firearm certificate shall be in the prescribed form and shall operate and be expressed to authorise the person to whom the same is granted—
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(a) to have in his possession, use, and carry the particular firearm described in the certificate, and
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(b) to purchase and use in such firearm during the currency of such certificate such quantity of ammunition for such firearm as shall be specified in the certificate, and
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(c) to have in his possession at any one time and carry so much only of the ammunition so purchased as shall be specified in the certificate.
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(5) Where the firearm described in a firearm certificate is a shot-gun the certificate may be expressed and in such case shall operate to authorise such firearm to be used only for killing animals or birds other than game on land occupied by the person to whom such certificate is granted.
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(6) Every firearm in respect of which a firearm certificate is granted shall be marked in the prescribed manner with a number or other prescribed mark of identification and such number or mark shall be entered in the firearm certificate.
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