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(1)A constable may require a person whom the constable believes to be in possession of an air weapon to produce—
(a)the person’s air weapon certificate, or
(b)evidence that the person is entitled to possess an air weapon without holding an air weapon certificate by virtue of the provisions of this Act.
(2)Where a person fails to produce the air weapon certificate or evidence required under subsection (1), the constable may—
(a)seize and detain the air weapon, and
(b)require the person to provide (immediately) the person’s name and address.
(3)It is an offence for a person—
(a)to fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (2)(b), or
(b)to provide a false name or address.
(4)A person who commits an offence under subsection (3) is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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