In what sense? Noth being pedantic but there is no allowance for mags in the same sense as there is allowance for ammo limits. Any such cap on magazine capacity is done in law as the ammo limits have no legal basis and are solely a guide by the Commissioner.

As for the mags capacity limits they are set out in law as follows.

The law has a ban on any mags over 10 rounds for SA centrefire rifles, 20 rounds for centrefire pistols, and nothing for bolt action centrefire rifles.

With rimfires it is a restricted license for anything over 10 rounds in rifle, 5 rounds with pistols. Nothing banned.

For shotguns it's unrestricted for 3 or fewer and restricted for more than 3. Nothing banned

Gardai,  under section 4(2)(g) of the Firearms Act 1925 as substituted by section 32 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, have the authority to impose conditions on a license as they deem it necessary for the issuing of the license. However those conditions cannot be arbitrary, they must be based in some form of public safety, or relating to something the applicant declared in their FCA1.

That being said if you have a printer reason on the back of your grant letter which states something along the lines of "cannot use a magazine of greater than *insert amount* rounds" then it would be legally binding , afaik.

I however would not allow it to stand and would write in and request a written reason as to why a non legislative limit has been placed on the magazine and for what reason. They must show good reason for such a condition otherwise it could be challenged in court.

As a cautionary note I would avoid breaching the limit until you get a resolution as it would make you in breach of the conditions of your license.

The pistols SI of 2015 clarified the position of pistol mags because before that the law simply said magazine with a capacity not exceeding 5 rounds. So plugging was used as it wasn't prohibited.

Of course don't confuse not mentioned with being legal but the rifle situation would be the same. Plugging would be legal as it's not specifically mentioned and the only restricted is the 10 round one which turns it from unrestricted to restricted which unlike pistols can be licensed still.

That clears up a lot.

Not a pistol so no issues there.

It's a case of them listing your maximum capacity on the license rather than making it a condition on the grant.

Thanks for that.

There is nothing in law about where the conditions must be listed. The act, afaik, only talks about conditions that must be met or adhered to prior to or during the licensing of the firearm, but yes I'd agree with you that the conditions would be listed on the grant as there is more room but also so the licensee can acknowledge them prior to paying and receiving the actual license.

I still believe though, that the "conditions" listed on a license are more a statement of fact and that if the grant doesn't have them then they're not conditions at all.

@freddieot Interesting if someone was told to have CCTV installed before being given a restricted licence, just as an example. Would that requirement be then still legally valid if not included on the grant letter or the licence. It would be a condition beyond the morm and not listed anywhere

Not the same thing,imo and it is "listed".

Secure storage SI lists the minimum standards. I've said this many times over the years that the word minimum in the SI means a Super/Chief Super can impose any level of security they deem necessary before granting the license regardless of the type/number of firearms.

As storage is a prerequisite before the granting of a license, it's not a condition of use of the firearm in terms of mag limits, ammo limit, etc. In other words the secure storage must be in place before applying.

So in short, yes it would be legally valid before, during and after any granting of a license, separate to the actual conditions pertaining to the use of the license as outlined in the grant letter.

Again just my opinion.

@Mellor The solution for now, would be to state the higher capacity of mags availible.

That is what I would be doing.