# The Dockyard Port of Portsmouth Order 2005, Paragraph 16: Firearms, Weapons and Explosives


(1) Subject to the exceptions in paragraph (2), within the limits of the Dockyard Port, no gun or explosive shall be carried on board any merchant or private vessel.
(2) The exceptions referred to in paragraph (1) are where—
(a) the Queen’s Harbour Master has given his licence in writing;
(b) the sole design of the gun or explosive is for the purpose of giving an internationally recognised signal of distress; or
(c) the sole purpose of the gun is to control water based racing activities and only blank ammunition rounds are fired.
(3) No gun or explosive shall be discharged from any such vessel or from the shore over the waters of the Harbour except—
(a) with the licence in writing of the Queen’s Harbour Master;
(b) as a signal of distress; or
(c) as a signal in connection with the conduct of such racing activities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1470/schedule/1/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-port-of-portsmouth-order-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-16
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