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20.—(1) The period specified in a European firearms pass as the period for which it is to be valid shall be whichever is the shorter of the following—
(a)the period until the earliest time when a firearm certificate relating to a firearm identified in the pass expires; and
(b)the maximum period for the duration of that pass.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) the maximum period for the duration of a European firearms pass is—
(a)in the case of a pass identifying only a firearm stated in the pass to fall within category D for the purposes of Annex I to the European weapons directive, ten years; and
(b)in any other case, five years.
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