Article 7 Grant of firearm certificate to young persons

(1)

In this Article “young person” means a person under the age of 18 who has attained the age of 16.

(2)

The Chief Constable may grant a firearm certificate to a young person if—

(a)

each firearm to which it relates is—

(i)

an air gun to which paragraph (4) applies;

(ii)

a shotgun; or

(iii)

a .22 rimfire rifle that is to say of a calibre not exceeding 5.59 millimetres; and

(b)

the Chief Constable attaches a condition under Article 6(1) that the firearm and any ammunition for it to which the certificate relates are for the purpose of—

(i)

pest control; or

(ii)

the protection of livestock;

on agricultural land occupied by the holder or on which he works and also resides.

(3)

The Chief Constable may grant a firearm certificate to a young person if—

(a)

each firearm to which it relates is—

(i)

an air gun to which paragraph (4) applies; or

(ii)

a shotgun; and

(c)

the Chief Constable attaches a condition under Article 6(1) that the holder shall have the firearm and any ammunition for it to which the certificate relates in his possession only—

(i)

for sporting purposes; and

(ii)

for a specified period of at least 12 months under the supervision of a person who has attained the age of 21 and has held a firearm certificate for a firearm of that type for at least three years.

(4)

This paragraph applies to an air gun which is capable of discharging a missile so that the missile has, on being discharged, a kinetic energy in excess of one joule.