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[F124ZAFailing to prevent minors from having air weaponsE+W+S
(1)It is an offence for a person in possession of an air weapon to fail to take reasonable precautions to prevent any person under the age of eighteen from having the weapon with him.
[F2(2)Subsection (1) does not apply where by virtue of section 23 of this Act the person under the age of eighteen is not prohibited from having the weapon with him.]
[F2(2)Subsection (1) does not apply where—
(a)the person under the age of 18 holds an air weapon certificate granted under section 5 of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015, or
(b)the use or possession of the weapon by the person under the age of 18 is otherwise in accordance with Part 1 of that Act.]
(3)In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) it is a defence to show that the person charged with the offence—
(a)believed the other person to be aged eighteen or over; and
(b)had reasonable ground for that belief.
(4)For the purposes of this section a person shall be taken to have shown the matters specified in subsection (3) if—
(a)sufficient evidence of those matters is adduced to raise an issue with respect to them; and
(b)the contrary is not proved beyond a reasonable doubt.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 24ZA inserted (10.2.2011) by Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17), ss. 46(2), 59(1); S.I. 2011/144, art. 2
F2S. 24ZA(2) substituted (S.) (31.12.2016) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), s. 88(2), sch. 2 para. 1(7); S.S.I. 2016/130, art. 3(c)
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