PART IIFIREARM CERTIFICATES, ETC.
Firearm certificates
Grant of firearm certificate to young persons7
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 F1for the acquisition and possession, but not for the purchase, of a firearm and ammunition 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; F2. . .
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;
c
the young person has produced with his application to the Chief Constable, the permission in writing of a parent or guardian to the acquisition and possession of the firearm and ammunition to which the application relates.F9and
d
the Chief Constable attaches a condition under Article 6(1) that arrangements must be in place for ensuring that a parent or guardian assumes responsibility for the secure storage of the firearm and ammunition to which the certificate relates.
3
The Chief Constable may grant a firearm certificate to a young person F4for the acquisition and possession, but not for the purchase, of a firearm and ammunition if—
a
each firearm to which it relates is—
i
an air gun to which paragraph (4) applies; or
ii
a shotgun; F8...
b
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 F6or for the purpose of pest control ; and
c
the Chief Constable attaches a condition under Article 6(1) that arrangements must be in place for ensuring that 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 assumes responsibility for the secure storage of the firearm and ammunition to which the certificate relates.
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.