SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1FIREARM CERTIFICATES – EXEMPTIONS
Recreational facilities
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1
A person may, without holding a firearm certificate, acquire or have in his possession at a recreational facility an air gun if the person operating the facility has a firearm certificate for the gun.
2
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if—
a
the air gun is an air pistol capable of discharging a missile so that the missile has, on being discharged, a kinetic energy in excess of 8.13 joules; or
b
in any other case, the air gun is capable of discharging a missile so that the missile has, on being discharged, a kinetic energy in excess of 16.27 joules.
3
In sub-paragraph (1) “recreational facility” means a miniature rifle range, a shooting gallery or a facility for combat games.
4
Sub-paragraph (1) is without prejudice to paragraph 9.
5
Sub-paragraph (1) so far as it relates to a facility for combat games does not apply in relation to a person who is under the age of 16.