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Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015

Paragraph 11 – Supervised use of air weapons on private land

282.This paragraph allows a person without an air weapon certificate to borrow an air weapon from an individual who holds a valid air weapon certificate, and to possess and use it while on private land and under the supervision of the certificate holder, or their employee. Any use must be in line with the conditions attached to the relevant air weapon certificate.

283.Sub-paragraph (2)(d) provides that if the borrower is younger than 14, then the supervisor must be aged 21 or over. There is no lower age limit to the application of this exemption.

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