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Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997
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27Exemptions from s. 1 of the 1968 Act relating to licensed pistol clubs
(1)The responsible officer of a licensed pistol club may, without holding a firearm certificate, have a small-calibre pistol or ammunition in his possession on the licensed premises of that club.
(2)Any other officer or member of such a club may also, without holding a firearm certificate, be in possession of a small-calibre pistol or ammunition on those premises in any circumstances if the chief officer of police for the area in which the premises are situated has given his approval in writing for that person to have possession of small-calibre pistols or ammunition in such circumstances.
(3)Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, a member of a licensed pistol club who has not previously held a firearm certificate in relation to a small-calibre pistol may, without holding a firearm certificate, have in his possession a small-calibre pistol and ammunition on licensed premises of that club when engaged in connection with target shooting under the supervision of an officer of the club.
(4)Subsection (3) above shall not apply to a person after the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the first day on which he has a small-calibre pistol in his possession by virtue of that subsection.
(5)The application of subsection (3) above to members of a licensed pistol club may be excluded or restricted in relation to the club by limitations contained in the licence.
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