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Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997

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6If the applicant for release is the person who delivered the pistol into police custody, the chief officer of police shall release the pistol if he is satisfied that the person receiving it—

(a)is authorised to convey the pistol to the licensed premises of a licensed pistol club by a permit under section 13 on behalf of a holder of a firearm certificate held subject to the conditions specified in section 12 and who—

(i)is a member of the licensed pistol club specified in the certificate;

(ii)has made arrangements for the pistol to be kept at the licensed premises of that club which are so specified,

(b)is the holder of a firearm certificate authorising him to have the pistol in his possession, but which is not subject to those conditions;

(c)is entitled to have the pistol in his possession without a firearm certificate.

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