Firearm and shot gun certificates
11 Grant of co-terminous certificates.
1
Where a person who holds a firearm certificate applies for the grant or renewal of a shot gun certificate that certificate may, if he so requests, be granted or renewed for such period less than that specified in F1subsection (3), or in an order made under subsection (3A), of section 26 of the principal Act as will secure that it ceases to be in force at the same time as the firearm certificate.
2
Where a person who holds a shot gun certificate, or both such a certificate and a firearm certificate, applies for the grant of a firearm certificate, or for the renewal of the firearm certificate held by him, he may, on surrendering his shot gun certificate, apply for a new shot gun certificate to take effect on the same day as that on which the firearm certificate is granted or renewed.
3
Where a shot gun certificate is granted to a person or such a certificate held by him is renewed and on the same occasion he is granted a firearm certificate or such a certificate held by him is renewed the fee payable on the grant or renewal of the shot gun certificate shall be £5 instead of that specified in section 32 of the principal Act.
4
Subsection (3) above shall be included in the provisions that may be amended by an order under section 43 of the principal Act.