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Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015
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Use of air weapons at recreational shooting facilitiesS
12(1)It is not an offence under section 2(1) for an individual (“A”) to borrow, hire, use or possess an air weapon without holding an air weapon certificate at a recreational shooting facility, if—S
(a)A reasonably believes that an individual who is responsible for the management and operation of the facility holds an air weapon certificate, and
(b)A's use or possession occurs only while A is at the facility.
(2)It is not an offence under section 2(1) for an individual (“B”) to use or possess an air weapon without holding an air weapon certificate at a recreational shooting facility, if—
(a)B reasonably believes that an individual who is responsible for the management and operation of the recreational shooting facility holds an air weapon certificate, and
(b)B is an employee of the operator of the facility and is acting in the ordinary course of the employer's business as such an operator.
(3)In this paragraph, “recreational shooting facility” means—
(a)a miniature rifle range or a shooting gallery at which air weapons are used, or
(b)a facility for combat games which involve an air weapon,
which is operated with a view to making a profit.
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I1Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 31.12.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/130, art. 3(a) (with art. 4)
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