http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/schedule/3/part/II/2013-04-01Firearms Act 1968An Act to consolidate the Firearms Acts 1937 and 1965, the Air Guns and Shot Guns, etc. , Act 1962, Part V of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 and certain enactments amending the Firearms Act 1937.1978-08-31texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-06-19Expert Participation2013-04-01 SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 3 Jurisdiction and Procedure on application under section 21(6)Part II Application to Sheriff (Scotland)8The application shall be made to the sheriff within whose jurisdiction the applicant resides.9Not less than twenty-one days’ notice of the application shall be given to the chief officer of police for the area in which the applicant resides.
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