Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015

Approved air weapon clubs

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1It is not an offence under section 2(1) for an individual (“A”) to use or possess an air weapon without holding an air weapon certificate if—

(a)A is a member of an approved air weapon club,

(b)the use or possession occurs while A is engaged as such a member—

(i)in target shooting at the club, another approved air weapon club, an event or competition, or

(ii)in connection with such target shooting, and

(c)where A is under the age of 14, A’s use and possession of an air weapon is supervised by another club member aged 21 years or more.