The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2016

Article 2

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH COME INTO FORCE ON 1ST JULY 2016

Column 1

Provisions of the Act

Column 2

Subject matter

Column 3

Purpose

Sections 3, 4, 5, 6(1) to (3), 7, 8(1), 9(1) and (2), 10 and 11(1) to (4) and (7)Air weapon certificatesFor the purposes of—
(a)

enabling advance applications for the grant of an air weapon certificate to be made, registered and determined; and

(b)

enabling such certificates to be granted (and, if required, to be subsequently varied or revoked) before 31st December 2016.

Sections 12, 13, 14, 15(1) to (3), 16(1) to (5) and (8) and 17(1), (2), (6) and (7)PermitsFor the purposes of—
(a)

enabling advance applications for the grant of a police permit, visitor permit or event permit to be made and determined; and

(b)

enabling such permits to be granted (and, if required in the case of any police permit or visitor permit, to be subsequently varied or revoked) before 31st December 2016.

Sections 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22Air weapon clubs
Section 28Cancellation of air weapon certificate
Section 31(1) and (3)False statements, certificates and permits
Section 32Time limit for offences
Section 33Offences by bodies corporate etc.
Section 34 (other than subsection (2)(n))Appeals
Section 35(3)Fees
Section 37Crown application
Section 39(1)Guidance