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Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015

2015 asp 10 · Enacted 4 August 2015 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the licensing and regulation of air weapons; to amend the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005; to amend and extend the licensing provisions of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 25th June 2015 and received Royal Assent on 4th August 2015

Contents

  1. Part 1: AIR WEAPONS
  2. Meaning of air weapon
  3. 1Meaning of “air weapon”
  4. Air weapon certificates
  5. 2Requirement for air weapon certificate
  6. 3Application for grant or renewal of air weapon certificate
  7. 4Verification of applications
  8. 5Grant or renewal of air weapon certificate
  9. 6Air weapon certificate: conditions
  10. 7Special requirements and conditions for young persons
  11. 8Duration of air weapon certificate
  12. 9Alignment of different types of certificate
  13. 10Variation of air weapon certificate
  14. 11Revocation of air weapon certificate
  15. Permits
  16. 12Police permits
  17. 13Visitor permits
  18. 14Visitor permits: young persons
  19. 15Police and visitor permits: conditions
  20. 16Police and visitor permits: variation and revocation
  21. 17Event permits
  22. Air weapon clubs and recreational shooting facilities
  23. 18Approval of air weapon clubs
  24. 19Variation of approval
  25. 20Duration of approval
  26. 21Alignment of club approvals
  27. 22Power to enter and inspect club premises
  28. 23Requirements for recreational shooting facilities
  29. Transactions involving air weapons and commercial matters
  30. 24Restrictions on transactions involving air weapons
  31. 25Requirement for commercial sales of air weapons to be in person
  32. Enforcement
  33. 26Power of search with warrant
  34. 27Production of air weapon certificate
  35. 28Cancellation of air weapon certificate
  36. 29Forfeiture and disposal of air weapons
  37. Offences
  38. 30Failure to keep air weapons secure or to report loss to police
  39. 31False statements, certificates and permits
  40. 32Time limit for offences
  41. 33Offences by bodies corporate etc.
  42. General
  43. 34Appeals
  44. 35Fees
  45. 36Power to make further provision
  46. 37Crown application
  47. 38Transitional arrangements for existing certificate holders
  48. 39Guidance
  49. 40Interpretation of Part 1
  50. Part 2: ALCOHOL LICENSING
  51. Licensing objectives
  52. 41Licensing objectives: protecting young persons from harm
  53. Statements of licensing policy
  54. 42Statements of licensing policy: licensing policy periods
  55. Fit and proper person test
  56. 43Premises licence application: ground for refusal
  57. 44Application to transfer premises licence: ground for refusal
  58. 45Ground for review of premises licence
  59. 46Personal licence applications and renewals: ground for refusal
  60. 47Personal licence holders: procedure on receipt of notice of conviction
  61. 48Personal licence holders: conduct inconsistent with the licensing objectives
  62. Transfer of premises licences Not yet in force
  63. 49Transfer of premises licences Not yet in force
  64. Relevant offences and foreign offences
  65. 50Premises licences: procedure in relation to relevant offences or foreign offences
  66. 51Personal licences: procedure in relation to relevant offences or foreign offences
  67. 52Relevant offences and foreign offences: spent convictions Not yet in force
  68. Supply of alcohol to a child or young person
  69. 53Offences of supplying alcohol to a child or young person
  70. Miscellaneous
  71. 54Meaning of “alcohol”: inclusion of angostura bitters
  72. 55Overprovision
  73. 56Duties of Licensing Boards to produce annual reports
  74. 57Licensing Standards Officers: general function in relation to personal licences
  75. 58Powers of Licensing Standards Officers
  76. 59Interested parties
  77. 60Personal licences: grant, duration and renewal
  78. 61Processing and deemed grant of applications Not yet in force
  79. 62Form etc. of communications under the 2005 Act
  80. Part 3: CIVIC LICENSING
  81. Taxis and private hire cars
  82. 63Refusal to grant private hire car licences on grounds of overprovision
  83. 64Testing of private hire car drivers
  84. 65Exemptions from requirements of sections 10 to 21 of 1982 Act
  85. Metal dealers
  86. 66Penalties for failure to have appropriate licence or comply with conditions
  87. 67Removal of exemption warrants for certain metal dealers
  88. 68Abolition of requirement to retain metal for 48 hours
  89. 69Acceptable forms of payment for metal
  90. 70Metal dealers and itinerant metal dealers: records
  91. 71Register of dealers in metal
  92. 72Interpretation of provisions relating to metal dealers etc.
  93. 73Exemptions from requirements of sections 28 to 37 of 1982 Act
  94. Public entertainment venues
  95. 74Licensing of theatres etc.
  96. 75Restriction of exemption from requirement for public entertainment licence
  97. Sexual entertainment venues
  98. 76Licensing of sexual entertainment venues
  99. Miscellaneous and general
  100. 77Deemed grant of applications
  101. 78Revocation of Part 2 licences
  102. 79Procedure for hearings
  103. 80Conditions for Part 3 licences
  104. 81Conditions for Part 3 licences: displays or advertising
  105. 82Civic licensing standards officers
  106. 83Electronic communications under the 1982 Act
  107. Part 4: GENERAL
  108. 84Interpretation
  109. 85Regulations
  110. 86Ancillary provision
  111. 87Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
  112. 88Commencement
  113. 89Short title
  114. Schedule 1: EXEMPTIONS
  115. Approved air weapon clubs
  116. 1Paragraph 1
  117. Registered firearms dealers and their employees
  118. 2Paragraph 2
  119. Auctioneers
  120. 3Paragraph 3
  121. Carriers and warehouse keepers
  122. 4Paragraph 4
  123. Artistic performers
  124. 5Paragraph 5
  125. Cadet corps
  126. 6Paragraph 6
  127. Bodies corporate etc.
  128. 7Paragraph 7
  129. Holders of police permits
  130. 8Paragraph 8
  131. Holders of visitor permits
  132. 9Paragraph 9
  133. Authorised events
  134. 10Paragraph 10
  135. Supervised use of air weapons on private land
  136. 11Paragraph 11
  137. Use of air weapons at recreational shooting facilities
  138. 12Paragraph 12
  139. Museums
  140. 13Paragraph 13
  141. Air weapons on ships
  142. 14Paragraph 14
  143. Purchase of air weapons for delivery outwith Scotland
  144. 15Paragraph 15
  145. Loaning of air weapons for exempted purposes
  146. 16Paragraph 16
  147. Public servants carrying out official duties
  148. 17Paragraph 17
  149. Holders of certificates or permits with conditions
  150. 18Paragraph 18
  151. Use or possession of air weapons on service premises
  152. 19Paragraph 19
  153. Use or possession of air weapons on Ministry of Defence Police premises
  154. 20Paragraph 20
  155. Schedule 2: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
  156. Part 1: AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS RELATING TO PART 1
  157. Firearms Act 1968
  158. 1Paragraph 1
  159. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
  160. 2Paragraph 2
  161. Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006
  162. 3Paragraph 3
  163. Part 2: AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 2
  164. Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
  165. 4Paragraph 4
  166. Part 3: AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 3
  167. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
  168. 5Paragraph 5