S.L. 480.1 ст. 9Firearms pass.

(1) The Commissioner shall, on an application made to him on the prescribed form, issue a firearms pass to a licence holder licensed under the Act.

(2) The firearms pass shall be valid for a period of five years from date of issue but may be further extended for another period of five years.

(3) The firearms pass shall contain the basic information set out in Schedule II of these regulations.

(4) The firearms pass issued to historical re-enactors shall authorise the following firearms classified in Category C of the Firearms Directive (EU) 2017/853, namely:

(a) Repeating long firearms excluding repeating and semi-automatic long firearms with smoothbore barrels that are 60 cm in length or less;

(b) long firearms with single shot rifled barrels;

(c) Rimfire and centre-fire semi-automatic long firearms whose loading device and chamber can together hold not more than 3 rounds;

(d) single shot short firearms with rim fire percussion whose overall length is not less than 28cm;

(e) deactivated firearms;

(f) single shot long firearms with smoothbore barrels.

(5) The firearms pass issued to hunters shall authorise the following firearms classified in Category C of the Firearms Directive, namely:

(a) Repeating long firearms excluding repeating and semi-automatic long firearms with smoothbore barrels that are 60 cm in length or less;

(b) Rimfire and centre-fire semi-automatic long firearms whose loading device and chamber can together hold not more than 3 rounds;

(c) single shot long firearms with smoothbore barrels.

(6) The firearms pass issued to target shooters shall authorise the following firearms classified in Category A, B and C of the Firearms Directive, namely:

(a) firearms in Schedule I of the Act that may be acquired by holders of a Target Shooter A Special Licence;

(b) firearms in Schedule II excluding item 8 of the Act;

(c) firearms in Schedule III of the Act;.

(7) Provided that applicants in relation to sub-regulations (4),

(5) and (6) are:

(a) in possession of a European firearms pass listing such firearm or firearms; and

(b) are able to substantiate the reasons for their journey, in particular by producing an invitation or other proof of their hunting, target shooting or historical re-enactment activities in the Member State of destination.

(8) Sub-regulations 4, 5 and 6 shall not apply to journeys to a Member State that, either prohibit the acquisition and possession of the firearm in question or make it subject to authorisation. In that case, an express statement to that effect shall be entered on the European firearms pass. Member States may also refuse the application of this derogation in the case of firearms classified in Schedule I Part I item 15 of the Act.

(9) A firearms pass shall be non-transferable and must always be in possession of the person using the firearm to which the firearm pass relates.

(10) Changes in the possession or characteristics of firearms indicated on a firearm pass, as well as the loss or theft of such firearm shall always be indicated on the firearms pass.