Section 25 Provisions as to forfeiture of firearms and cancellation of certificates
Where any person—
is convicted of an offence under this Act or is convicted of any crime for which he is sentenced to penal servitude or imprisonment; or
has been ordered to be subject to police supervision or to enter into a recognizance to keep the peace or to be of good behaviour, a condition of which is that the offender shall not possess, use or carry a firearm; or
has, in Scotland, been ordained to find caution a condition of which is as aforesaid;
the court before whom he is convicted or by whom the order is made may make such order as to the forfeiture or disposal of any firearm or ammunition found in his possession as the court think fit, and may cancel any firearm certificate held by the person convicted.
Where the court cancel a firearm certificate under this section—
the court shall cause notice to be sent to the chief officer of police by whom the certificate was granted; and
the chief officer of police shall by notice in writing require the holder of the certificate to surrender it; and
if the holder fails to surrender the certificate within twenty-one days from the date of the last-mentioned notice, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.