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Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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(1)

This Order may be cited as the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2016 and comes into force on 1st July 2016.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “advance application” means, in relation to an application for the grant of an air weapon certificate or a permit under Part 1 of the Act, an application made before 31st December 2016 (being the day appointed for the coming into force of the requirement for an air weapon certificate under section 2 of the Act);

  • “the Act” means the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015.