Firearms Act 1968
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SCHEDULE 5 Provisions as to Appeals under s. 44 of this Act
Section 44. Part I Courts with Jurisdiction to entertain Appeal Nature of appeal | . . . | Sheriff’s jurisdiction 1. Appeal under section 28A(6), 29(2), 30A(6), 30B(3) or 30C(2) (against refusal to grant or renew, or to vary, or against revocation of, a certificate). | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction the appellant resides. 2. Appeal under section 34(5) by a person aggrieved by the refusal of a chief officer of police to register him as a firearms dealer. | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction there is situated any place of business in respect of which the appellant has applied to be registered. 3. Appeal under section 34(5) or 37(3) by a person aggrieved by the refusal of a chief officer of police to enter a place of business of his in the register. | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction there is situated the place of business to which the appeal relates. 4. Appeal under section 36(3) (against imposition or variation of condition, of registration, or refusal to vary or revoke such a condition). | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction is situated the appellant’s place of business in respect of which the condition is in force. 5. Appeal under section 38(7) by a person aggrieved by the removal of his name from the register. | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction there is situated any place of business in respect of which the appellant has been registered. 6. Appeal under section 38(7) by a person aggrieved by the removal from the register of a place of business of his. | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction is situated the place of business to which the appeal rela tes. Part II Procedural provisions for appeal to the Crown Court 1 Notice of an appeal, signed by the appellant or by his agent on his behalf and stating the general grounds of the appeal, shall be given by him to the appropriate officer of the Crown Court and also to the chief officer of police by whose decision the appellant is aggrieved. 2 A notice of appeal shall be given within twenty-one days after the date on which the appellant has received notice of the decision of the chief officer of police by which he is aggrieved. 3 On receiving notice of an appeal the appropriate officer of the Crown Court shall enter the appeal and give notice to the appellant and to the chief officer of police to whom the notice of the appeal is required by paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule to be given, of the date, time and place fixed for the hearing. 4 An appellant may at any time, not less than two clear days before the date fixed for the hearing, abandon his appeal by giving notice in writing to the appropriate officer of the Crown Court and to the chief officer of police; . . . 5 The chief officer of police may appear and be heard on the hearing of an appeal. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 On the hearing of an appeal the court may either dismiss the appeal or give the chief officer of police such directions as it thinks fit as respects the certificate or register which is the subject of the appeal. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part III Appeals in Scotland 1 An appeal to the sheriff shall be by way of summary application. 2 An application shall be made within 21 days after the date on which the appellant has received notice of the decision of the chief officer of police in respect of which the appeal is made. 3 On the hearing of the appeal the sheriff may either dismiss the appeal or give the chief officer of police such directions as he thinks fit as respects the certificate or register which is the subject of the appeal. 4 The decision of the sheriff on an appeal may be appealed only on a point of law.
SCHEDULE 5 Provisions as to Appeals under s. 44 of this Act
Section 44. Part I Courts with Jurisdiction to entertain Appeal Nature of appeal | . . . | Sheriff’s jurisdiction 1. Appeal under section 28A(6), 29(2), 30A(6), 30B(3) or 30C(2) (against refusal to grant or renew, or to vary, or against revocation of, a certificate). | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction the appellant resides. 2. Appeal under section 34(5) by a person aggrieved by the refusal of a chief officer of police to register him as a firearms dealer. | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction there is situated any place of business in respect of which the appellant has applied to be registered. 3. Appeal under section 34(5) or 37(3) by a person aggrieved by the refusal of a chief officer of police to enter a place of business of his in the register. | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction there is situated the place of business to which the appeal relates. 4. Appeal under section 36(3) (against imposition or variation of condition, of registration, or refusal to vary or revoke such a condition). | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction is situated the appellant’s place of business in respect of which the condition is in force. 5. Appeal under section 38(7) by a person aggrieved by the removal of his name from the register. | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction there is situated any place of business in respect of which the appellant has been registered. 6. Appeal under section 38(7) by a person aggrieved by the removal from the register of a place of business of his. | The sheriff within whose jurisdiction is situated the place of business to which the appeal rela tes. Part II Procedural provisions for appeal to the Crown Court 1 Notice of an appeal, signed by the appellant or by his agent on his behalf and stating the general grounds of the appeal, shall be given by him to the appropriate officer of the Crown Court and also to the chief officer of police by whose decision the appellant is aggrieved. 2 A notice of appeal shall be given within twenty-one days after the date on which the appellant has received notice of the decision of the chief officer of police by which he is aggrieved. 3 On receiving notice of an appeal the appropriate officer of the Crown Court shall enter the appeal and give notice to the appellant and to the chief officer of police to whom the notice of the appeal is required by paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule to be given, of the date, time and place fixed for the hearing. 4 An appellant may at any time, not less than two clear days before the date fixed for the hearing, abandon his appeal by giving notice in writing to the appropriate officer of the Crown Court and to the chief officer of police; . . . 5 The chief officer of police may appear and be heard on the hearing of an appeal. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 On the hearing of an appeal the court may either dismiss the appeal or give the chief officer of police such directions as it thinks fit as respects the certificate or register which is the subject of the appeal. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part III Appeals in Scotland 1 An appeal to the sheriff shall be by way of summary application. 2 An application shall be made within 21 days after the date on which the appellant has received notice of the decision of the chief officer of police in respect of which the appeal is made. 3 On the hearing of the appeal the sheriff may either dismiss the appeal or give the chief officer of police such directions as he thinks fit as respects the certificate or register which is the subject of the appeal. 4 The decision of the sheriff on an appeal may be appealed only on a point of law.
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