BASC Northern Ireland Centre, 33 Castle Street, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 4SP
Telephone: 02892 60 50 50
The BASC Northern Ireland team is fully committed to delivering a premium service to BASC members, which is why we have a ‘members first’ approach. We are widely recognised, not only for our success in resolving members’ firearms licensing issues, but also for our wider work on NI firearms and wildlife legislation.
We continue to lead the way in the Northern Ireland Assembly, as evidenced by our work with the All Party Group on Country Sports, which was established by BASC and our elected representatives in January 2013. Our work throughout NI is supported by BASC head office colleagues, which is why BASC is the organisation that is best placed to promote and protect all aspects of shooting sports in Northern Ireland.
Areas covered: County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, County Tyrone.
Mandatory housing measures for all poultry and captive birds will be lifted from 18 April in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Volunteers are needed to help count woodcock over three evenings during May and June as part of a national survey.
The new set of interim General Licences announced by DAERA will run from 1 January 2023 until the end of February 2023.
Northern Ireland firearm certificate holders need to be aware of measures that will apply when the UK transition period ends. From 1 January 2021, residents of Northern Ireland will still be able to request a European Firearms Pass (EFP) or use one to travel to an EU country, including the Republic of Ireland, with their lawfully owned firearms.
There is a minor change if a NI resident is sponsoring an EU visitor travelling to NI. An application should still be made to PSNI for a visitor permit like now, but the visitor will not be required to produce a valid EFP. Visitor permits issued before the transition period ends will stay valid until they expire.
If you have any further queries regarding your EFP or travelling with firearms, please contact the BASC NI office on 02892 605050, or email nire@basc.org.uk
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has once again asked for BASC members’ assistance with the collection of fox carcasses which it will examine to establish whether or not they carry the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis.
The tapeworm is considered a threat to human health where it occurs in many other parts of the world.
If you can provide shot foxes or foxes that have been killed as a result of a Road Traffic Accident, please contact DAERA on 028 7744 2399. If the line is busy or the operator is unable to take your call at that time then an answering machine will be available to record your message and DAERA will contact you during working hours.
Please note that in order to be tested the carcass must be fresh, so contact should be made with DAERA as soon as is practicable.
Alternatively, you can email the DAERA team on RTAbadger@daera-ni.gov.uk
To book ferry travel please first contact the BASC NI office on 02892 60 50 50, to receive our special BASC members’ P&O discount code and booking hotline telephone number.
On arrival at the port, members will be asked for their BASC membership card and photographic identification to confirm their entitlement to the exclusive discount.
Log in below with your BASC membership number and password for your offer code and booking information:
