PART 1AIR WEAPONS
Air weapon certificates
2Requirement for air weapon certificate
(1)
It is an offence for a person to use, possess, purchase or acquire an air weapon without holding an air weapon certificate.
(2)
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both),
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).
(3)
Schedule 1 contains exemptions from—
(a)
the offence under subsection (1), and
(b)
certain other offences under this Part.
(4)
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend schedule 1 so as to—
(a)
add further exemptions,
(b)
remove or modify exemptions.