(1)This section applies where a person (“the seller”) sells an air weapon by way of trade or business to an individual in Great Britain who is not a registered firearms dealer.
(2)It is an offence for the seller, for the purposes of the sale, to transfer possession of the weapon to the purchaser otherwise than at a time when both the purchaser and the seller (or a representative of the seller) are present in person.
(3)The reference in subsection (2) to a representative of the seller is a reference to—
(a)a person who is employed by the seller in the seller's business as a registered firearms dealer,
(b)a registered firearms dealer (“A”) who has been authorised by the seller to act on the seller's behalf in relation to the sale, or
(c)a person who is employed by A in A's business as a registered firearms dealer.
(4)A person who commits an offence under this section is liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).
Commencement Information
I1S. 25 in force at 31.12.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/130, art. 3(a) (with art. 4)