SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2REGULATION OF THE ESTUARY
PART 4GENERAL
Firearms
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1
Except with the prior consent of the harbour master, a firearm or air-gun must not be discharged from any vessel within the estuary otherwise than by—
a
a member of a police force, or
b
a member of Her Majesty’s naval or military forces,
properly authorised to do so in the course of that member’s duty.
2
A ship’s gun on board any vessel lying within the estuary must not be loaded, except in so far as may be necessary from time to time for training personnel in the loading and unloading of the gun or for testing its mechanism.
3
The gun mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) must not be discharged except as a signal of distress.