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7.—(1) In this Article “young person” means a person under the age of 18 who has attained the age of 16.
(2) The Chief Constable may grant a firearm certificate to a young person [F1for the acquisition and possession, but not for the purchase, of a firearm and ammunition] if—
(a)each firearm to which it relates is—
(i)an air gun to which paragraph (4) applies;
(ii)a shotgun; or
(iii)a .22 rimfire rifle that is to say of a calibre not exceeding 5.59 millimetres; F2. . .
(b)the Chief Constable attaches a condition under Article 6(1) that the firearm and any ammunition for it to which the certificate relates are for the purpose of—
(i)pest control; or
(ii)the protection of livestock;
on agricultural land occupied by the holder or on which he works and also resides [F3; F4...
(c)the young person has produced with his application to the Chief Constable, the permission in writing of a parent or guardian to the acquisition and possession of the firearm and ammunition to which the application relates.][F5and
(d)the Chief Constable attaches a condition under Article 6(1) that arrangements must be in place for ensuring that a parent or guardian assumes responsibility for the secure storage of the firearm and ammunition to which the certificate relates.]
(3) The Chief Constable may grant a firearm certificate to a young person [F6for the acquisition and possession, but not for the purchase, of a firearm and ammunition] if—
(a)each firearm to which it relates is—
(i)an air gun to which paragraph (4) applies; or
(ii)a shotgun; F7...
(b)the Chief Constable attaches a condition under Article 6(1) that the holder shall have the firearm and any ammunition for it to which the certificate relates in his possession only—
(i)for sporting purposes [F8or for the purpose of pest control] ; and
(ii)[F9during the period until he attains the age of 18] under the supervision of a person who has attained the age of 21 and has held a firearm certificate for a firearm of that type for at least three years. [F10and
(c)the Chief Constable attaches a condition under Article 6(1) that arrangements must be in place for ensuring that a person who has attained the age of 21 and has held a firearm certificate for a firearm of that type for at least three years assumes responsibility for the secure storage of the firearm and ammunition to which the certificate relates.]
(4) This paragraph applies to an air gun which is capable of discharging a missile so that the missile has, on being discharged, a kinetic energy in excess of one joule.
F1Words in art. 7(2) inserted (28.7.2010) by Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1759), reg. 5(2)(a)
F2Word in art. 7(2)(a) omitted (28.7.2010) by virtue of Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1759), reg. 5(2)(b)(i)
F3Art. 7(2)(c) and preceding word inserted (28.7.2010) by Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1759), reg. 5(2)(b)(ii)
F4Word in art. 7(2)(b) omitted (12.12.2019) by virtue of The Firearms Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1420), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(a)(i)
F5Art. 7(2)(d) and word inserted (12.12.2019) by The Firearms Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1420), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(a)(ii)
F6Words in art. 7(3) inserted (28.7.2010) by Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1759), reg. 5(2)(a)
F7Word in art. 7(3)(a) omitted (12.12.2019) by virtue of The Firearms Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1420), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(b)(i)
F8Words in art. 7(3)(b)(i) inserted (13.5.2016) by Justice Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 21), s. 61(1), Sch. 5 para. 2(1)
F9Words in art. 7(3)(b)(ii) substituted (28.7.2010) by Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1759), reg. 5(2)(c)
F10Art. 7(3)(c) and word inserted (12.12.2019) by The Firearms Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1420), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(b)(ii)