PART 1AIR WEAPONS
Air weapon certificates
I1I27Special requirements and conditions for young persons
1
This section applies where an applicant for an air weapon certificate is under the age of 18.
2
A parent or guardian of the applicant must consent in the prescribed form and manner to the applicant making the application.
3
Where the chief constable grants an air weapon certificate to an individual under the age of 18, the chief constable must attach to the certificate—
a
the condition described in subsection (4), and
b
one or more of the conditions described in subsection (5).
4
The condition is that the holder may not purchase, hire, accept a gift of or own, an air weapon.
5
The conditions are that—
a
the holder may use and possess an air weapon only for sporting purposes (including shooting live quarry) on private land,
b
the holder may use and possess an air weapon only for the purposes of target shooting on private land,
c
the holder may use and possess an air weapon only for the purposes of participating in events or competitions,
d
the holder may use and possess an air weapon only for the purposes of the holder's membership of an approved air weapon club,
e
the holder may use and possess an air weapon only for the purposes of protecting livestock, crops or produce on land used for or in connection with agriculture,
f
the holder may use and possess an air weapon only for the purposes of pest control.
6
It is sufficient, for the purposes of section 5(1)(c), for the chief constable to be satisfied that the applicant has a good reason for using or possessing an air weapon.
7
For the purposes of this section, “agriculture” is to be construed in accordance with section 85 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991.