All fees should be paid at the time of application. If
you hand in your application personally, at a police station,
please ensure that you are given a receipt and that the fee details
are entered on your application form.
If paying at a police station you may pay by cheque or
postal order. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to:
"The Police & Crime Commissioner Dorset" and crossed. Cheques
must be drawn on a branch of a UK Bank.
Applications by post should be paid by
cheque or postal order: do not send cash by post.
New fees came into force on 1st January
2001. Existing certificates expiring on or after this date, and new
applications received on or after this date, will be subject to the
following:
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Shotguns |
Firearms |
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Grant of certificate |
£50.00
(Where no other current shotgun certificate already exists in the
name of the applicant, and it is the only certificate being applied
for.)
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£50.00
(Where no other current firearm certificate already exists in the
name of the applicant.)
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Renewal of certificate |
£40.00
(Where the application is for the renewal of a current existing
certificate in the holder's name and address. Please note that if
your old certificate has already expired prior to your date of
application for renewal, then you may be required to pay for a
grant.) |
£40.00
(Where the application is for the renewal of a current existing
certificate in the holder's name and address.)
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Replacement certificate |
£8.00
(Where a shotgun certificate is lost or stolen, it must be reported
to your local police, before applying for a
replacement.)
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£9.00
(Where a firearm certificate is lost or stolen, it must be reported
to your local police, before applying for a
replacement.)
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Coterminous Certificate |
£10.00
(Where a shotgun certificate is granted or renewed at the same time
as a firearm certificate, and they both expire on the same date.
See Coterminous Certificates for more details.)
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Not
applicable |
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Variation of certificate |
Not
applicable |
£26.00
(Where an increase in the number of weapons held on the current
certificate results. Note: "one for one" variations, where an
existing weapon or authority on a certificate, is changed for a
different weapon, do not attract a fee.)
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Visitor's permit |
£12.00 (per
applicant)
£60.00 (for a group of 6 up to a maximum of 20, only if the group
is arriving at the same time in the country.)
(Where a resident in Great Britain sponsors an applicant or group
of applicants from abroad.) |
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Registered
firearms dealers |
Grant of a
certificate of registration as a firearms dealer in one Police area
£150.00
Renewal of a certificate of registration as a firearms dealer in
same area £150.00
Grant of a certificate of registration at additional place of
business outside area where originally registered, including game
fairs and exhibitions £12.00
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