Section 28 Special provisions about shot gun certificates.

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

F1Subject to subsection (1A) below, a shot gun certificate shall be granted or, as the case may be, renewed by the chief officer of police if he is satisfied that the applicant can be permitted to possess a shot gun without danger to the public safety or to the peace.

(1A)

No such certificate shall be granted or renewed if the chief officer of police—

(a)

has reason to believe that the applicant is prohibited by this Act from possessing a shot gun; or

(b)

is satisfied that the applicant does not have a good reason for possessing, purchasing or acquiring one.

(1B)

For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1A) above an applicant shall, in particular, be regarded as having a good reason if the gun is intended to be used for sporting or competition purposes or for shooting vermin; and an application shall not be refused by virtue of that paragraph merely because the applicant intends neither to use the gun himself nor to lend it for anyone else to use.

(1C)

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(2)

A shot gun certificate shall be in the prescribed form and shall—

(a)

be granted or renewed subject to any prescribed conditions and no others; and

(b)

specify the conditions, if any, subject to which it is granted or renewed.

(2A)

F3A shot gun certificate shall specify the description of the shot guns to which it relates including, if known, the identification numbers of the guns.

(3)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 28(1) substituted by Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45, SIF 51:1), s. 3(1)
F2: S. 28(1C) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 59(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: S. 28(2A) inserted by Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45, SIF 51:1), s. 3(2)
F4: S. 28(3) repealed (1.7.1997) by 1997 c. 5, s. 52(2), Sch. 3; S.I. 1997/1535, art. 3(b), Sch. Pt. I

Modifications

C1: S. 28(2) amended by Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45, SIF 51:1), s. 9