Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015
PART 1AIR WEAPONS
Meaning of air weapon
1Meaning of “air weapon”
Air weapon certificates
2Requirement for air weapon certificate
3Application for grant or renewal of air weapon certificate
4Verification of applications
5Grant or renewal of air weapon certificate
6Air weapon certificate: conditions
7Special requirements and conditions for young persons
8Duration of air weapon certificate
9Alignment of different types of certificate
10Variation of air weapon certificate
11Revocation of air weapon certificate
Permits
12Police permits
13Visitor permits
14Visitor permits: young persons
15Police and visitor permits: conditions
16Police and visitor permits: variation and revocation
17Event permits
Air weapon clubs and recreational shooting facilities
18Approval of air weapon clubs
19Variation of approval
20Duration of approval
21Alignment of club approvals
22Power to enter and inspect club premises
23Requirements for recreational shooting facilities
Transactions involving air weapons and commercial matters
24Restrictions on transactions involving air weapons
25Requirement for commercial sales of air weapons to be in person
Enforcement
26Power of search with warrant
27Production of air weapon certificate
28Cancellation of air weapon certificate
29Forfeiture and disposal of air weapons
Offences
30Failure to keep air weapons secure or to report loss to police
31False statements, certificates and permits
32Time limit for offences
33Offences by bodies corporate etc.
General
34Appeals
35Fees
36Power to make further provision
37Crown application
38Transitional arrangements for existing certificate holders
39Guidance
40Interpretation of Part 1
PART 2ALCOHOL LICENSING
Licensing objectives
41Licensing objectives: protecting young persons from harm
Statements of licensing policy
42Statements of licensing policy: licensing policy periods
Fit and proper person test
43Premises licence application: ground for refusal
44Application to transfer premises licence: ground for refusal
45Ground for review of premises licence
46Personal licence applications and renewals: ground for refusal
47Personal licence holders: procedure on receipt of notice of conviction
48Personal licence holders: conduct inconsistent with the licensing objectives
Transfer of premises licences
49Transfer of premises licences
Relevant offences and foreign offences
50Premises licences: procedure in relation to relevant offences or foreign offences
51Personal licences: procedure in relation to relevant offences or foreign offences
52Relevant offences and foreign offences: spent convictions
Supply of alcohol to a child or young person
53Offences of supplying alcohol to a child or young person
Miscellaneous
54Meaning of “alcohol”: inclusion of angostura bitters
55Overprovision
56Duties of Licensing Boards to produce annual reports
57Licensing Standards Officers: general function in relation to personal licences
58Powers of Licensing Standards Officers
59Interested parties
60Personal licences: grant, duration and renewal
61Processing and deemed grant of applications
62Form etc. of communications under the 2005 Act
PART 3CIVIC LICENSING
Taxis and private hire cars
63Refusal to grant private hire car licences on grounds of overprovision
64Testing of private hire car drivers
65Exemptions from requirements of sections 10 to 21 of 1982 Act
Metal dealers
66Penalties for failure to have appropriate licence or comply with conditions
67Removal of exemption warrants for certain metal dealers
68Abolition of requirement to retain metal for 48 hours
69Acceptable forms of payment for metal
70Metal dealers and itinerant metal dealers: records
71Register of dealers in metal
72Interpretation of provisions relating to metal dealers etc.
73Exemptions from requirements of sections 28 to 37 of 1982 Act
Public entertainment venues
74Licensing of theatres etc.
75Restriction of exemption from requirement for public entertainment licence
Sexual entertainment venues
76Licensing of sexual entertainment venues
Miscellaneous and general
77Deemed grant of applications
78Revocation of Part 2 licences
79Procedure for hearings
80Conditions for Part 3 licences
81Conditions for Part 3 licences: displays or advertising
82Civic licensing standards officers
83Electronic communications under the 1982 Act
PART 4GENERAL
84Interpretation
85Regulations
86Ancillary provision
87Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
88Commencement
89Short title
SCHEDULE 1EXEMPTIONS
Approved air weapon clubs
1It is not an offence under section 2(1) for an...
Registered firearms dealers and their employees
2(1) It is not an offence under section 2(1) for...
Auctioneers
3(1) It is not an offence under section 2(1) for...
Carriers and warehouse keepers
4It is not an offence under section 2(1) for an...
Artistic performers
5(1) It is not an offence under section 2(1) for...
Cadet corps
6(1) It is not an offence under section 2(1) for...
Bodies corporate etc.
7(1) It is not an offence under section 2(1) for...
Holders of police permits
8(1) It is not an offence under section 2(1) for...
Holders of visitor permits
9It is not an offence under section 2(1) for an...
Authorised events
10(1) It is not an offence under section 2(1) for...
Supervised use of air weapons on private land
11(1) It is not an offence under section 2(1) for...
Use of air weapons at recreational shooting facilities
12(1) It is not an offence under section 2(1) for...
Museums
13(1) It is not an offence under section 2(1) for...
Air weapons on ships
14It is not an offence under section 2(1) for a...
Purchase of air weapons for delivery outwith Scotland
15It is not an offence under section 2(1) for an...
Loaning of air weapons for exempted purposes
16(1) It is not an offence under section 24(1) or...
Public servants carrying out official duties
17(1) It is not an offence under this Part for...
Holders of certificates or permits with conditions
18(1) It is not an offence under section 6(4) for...
SCHEDULE 2MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
PART 1AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS RELATING TO PART 1
Firearms Act 1968
1(1) The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
2In Schedule 9 to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995...
Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006
3Section 32 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (sales...
PART 2AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 2
Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
4(1) The 2005 Act is amended as follows.
PART 3AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 3
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
5(1) The 1982 Act is amended as follows.

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Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015

2015 asp 10

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the licensing and regulation of air weapons; to amend the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005; to amend and extend the licensing provisions of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982; and for connected purposes.