Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988
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3 Grant and renewal of shot gun certificates.
(1) For section 28(1) of the principal Act (criteria for grant of shot gun certificates) there shall be substituted— (1) Subject to subsection (1A) below, a shot gun certificate shall be granted or, as the case may be, renewed by the chief officer of police if he is satisfied that the applicant can be permitted to possess a shot gun without danger to the public safety or to the peace. (1A) No such certificate shall be granted or renewed if the chief officer of police— (a) has reason to believe that the applicant is prohibited by this Act from possessing a shot gun; or (b) is satisfied that the applicant does not have a good reason for possessing, purchasing or acquiring one. (1B) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1A) above an applicant shall, in particular, be regarded as having a good reason if the gun is intended to be used for sporting or competition purposes or for shooting vermin; and an application shall not be refused by virtue of that paragraph merely because the applicant intends neither to use the gun himself nor to lend it for anyone else to use. (2) After section 28(2) of the principal Act (form and contents of shot gun certificates) there shall be inserted— (2A) A shot gun certificate shall specify the description of the shot guns to which it relates including, if known, the identification numbers of the guns.
3 Grant and renewal of shot gun certificates.
(1) For section 28(1) of the principal Act (criteria for grant of shot gun certificates) there shall be substituted— (1) Subject to subsection (1A) below, a shot gun certificate shall be granted or, as the case may be, renewed by the chief officer of police if he is satisfied that the applicant can be permitted to possess a shot gun without danger to the public safety or to the peace. (1A) No such certificate shall be granted or renewed if the chief officer of police— (a) has reason to believe that the applicant is prohibited by this Act from possessing a shot gun; or (b) is satisfied that the applicant does not have a good reason for possessing, purchasing or acquiring one. (1B) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1A) above an applicant shall, in particular, be regarded as having a good reason if the gun is intended to be used for sporting or competition purposes or for shooting vermin; and an application shall not be refused by virtue of that paragraph merely because the applicant intends neither to use the gun himself nor to lend it for anyone else to use. (2) After section 28(2) of the principal Act (form and contents of shot gun certificates) there shall be inserted— (2A) A shot gun certificate shall specify the description of the shot guns to which it relates including, if known, the identification numbers of the guns.
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