2 Requirement of certificate for possession of shot guns.E+W+S
(1)Subject to any exemption under this Act, it is an offence for a person to have in his possession, or to purchase or acquire, a shot gun without holding a certificate under this Act authorising him to possess shot guns.
(2)It is an offence for a person to fail to comply with a condition subject to which a shot gun certificate is held by him.