SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1FIREARM CERTIFICATES – EXEMPTIONS
Rifles
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1
A person may, without holding a firearm certificate, borrow a rifle from the occupier of private premises and use it on those premises in the presence of the occupier or an employee of the occupier if—
a
the occupier or employee in whose presence the rifle is used holds a firearm certificate for it; and
b
the borrower's possession and use of it complies with any conditions as to those matters in the certificate.
2
A person who by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) is entitled without holding a firearm certificate to borrow and use a rifle in another person's presence may also, without holding a firearm certificate, purchase or acquire ammunition for use in the rifle and have it in his possession during the period for which the rifle is borrowed if—
a
the firearm certificate held by that other person authorises the holder to have in his possession at that time ammunition for the rifle of a quantity not less than that purchased or acquired by, and in the possession of, the borrower; and
b
the borrower's possession and use of the ammunition complies with any conditions as to those matters in the certificate.
3
Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to a person who is under the age of 18.