{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crossbows-act-1987/section-3A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crossbows-act-1987/section-3A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/32",
  "legislation_title": "Crossbows Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crossbows-act-1987",
  "path": "section/3A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3A",
  "heading": "Test purchasing",
  "text": "(1) A person under the age of 18 who buys or hires, or attempts to buy or hire, a crossbow or a part of a crossbow does not commit an offence under section 2 or 3 if the person is authorised to do so by the chief constable for the purpose of determining whether an offence is being committed under section 1.\n(2) A chief constable may authorise a person under the age of 18 to buy or hire, or attempt to buy or hire, a crossbow or a part of a crossbow only if satisfied that all reasonable steps have been or will be taken to—\n(a) ensure the person's safety, and\n(b) avoid any risk to the person's welfare.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 3A inserted (S.) (28.3.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 35(4), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/32/section/3A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:52:33.158121+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}