PART 1AIR WEAPONS
Transactions involving air weapons and commercial matters
I124Restrictions on transactions involving air weapons
1
It is an offence for a person other than a registered firearms dealer, by way of trade or business, to—
a
manufacture, sell, transfer, repair or test an air weapon,
b
expose an air weapon for sale or transfer, or
c
possess an air weapon for the purposes of its sale, transfer, repair or testing.
2
It is an offence for a person (“A”) to sell or transfer an air weapon to another person (“B”) unless—
a
B is a registered firearms dealer,
b
B holds an air weapon certificate (without a condition attached to it preventing B from purchasing or acquiring an air weapon) and shows it to A,
c
A is a registered firearms dealer and is satisfied that—
i
in a case where B is an individual, B is aged 18 years or more, and
ii
the air weapon is to be delivered to a place outwith Great Britain, or to a registered firearms dealer in England or Wales, without first coming into B's possession, or
d
B provides evidence to A that B is otherwise entitled to purchase or acquire an air weapon without holding an air weapon certificate by virtue of the provisions of this Part.
3
It is an offence for a person (“A”) to manufacture, repair or test an air weapon for another person (“B”) unless—
a
B is a registered firearms dealer,
b
B holds an air weapon certificate and shows it to A, or
c
B provides evidence to A that B is otherwise entitled to possess an air weapon without holding an air weapon certificate by virtue of the provisions of this Part.
4
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both),
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).
I225Requirement for commercial sales of air weapons to be in person
1
This section applies where a person (“the seller”) sells an air weapon by way of trade or business to an individual in Great Britain who is not a registered firearms dealer.
2
It is an offence for the seller, for the purposes of the sale, to transfer possession of the weapon to the purchaser otherwise than at a time when both the purchaser and the seller (or a representative of the seller) are present in person.
3
The reference in subsection (2) to a representative of the seller is a reference to—
a
a person who is employed by the seller in the seller's business as a registered firearms dealer,
b
a registered firearms dealer (“A”) who has been authorised by the seller to act on the seller's behalf in relation to the sale, or
c
a person who is employed by A in A's business as a registered firearms dealer.
4
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).