Transfer of weapons and ammunition is defined in the Weapons Act as the transfer of the right of ownership to weapons and ammunition to another natural or legal person or to the state or a local government.

An owner or possessor of a weapon may transfer the weapon:

• to a person who has an acquisition permit for the corresponding weapon;
• by way of commission sale through a person who holds an activity licence for the sale of weapons and ammunition;
• to a person holding an activity licence for the sale, manufacture, conversion or repair of weapons.

A weapon shall be transferred to a person upon his/her application by the prefecture where this weapon is registered.

Documents required for application

• an application where the following data are entered:
  • data of owner or possessor – given name and surname, personal code and place of residence in case of the physical person,
  • name registry code or registration number, address and number of contact phone in case of legal person;;
  • type, make, calibre and labelling;
  • number of weapons permit, time of issue and period of validity;
  • why the application is submitted (transfer, alteration, rendering incapable of firing, scrapping);
  • way of disposal (to whom and which way the weapon will be transferred, in which range the weapon will be altered, who will alter, render incapable of firing, scrap the weapon).
• Weapons permit, if it is missing, then document proving legality of ownership of the weapon. The named documents will be returned after checking to the applicant.

NB! The permit shall not be issued to a person who uses weapon on the basis of a parallel weapons permit.