11Having small-calibre pistol outside licensed pistol club
(1)After section 19 of the 1968 Act (carrying firearm in a public place) there shall be inserted the following section—
“19AHaving small-calibre pistol outside premises of licensed pistol club
(1)It is an offence for any person to have a small-calibre pistol with him outside licensed premises of a licensed pistol club.
(2)It is not an offence for a person to have with him a small-calibre pistol if—
(a)he is permitted by virtue of any provision of this Act to have the pistol in his possession without holding a firearm certificate or a visitor’s firearm permit;
(b)he is authorised to have the pistol with him by virtue of a permit granted under section 13 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997; or
(c)he is authorised to have the pistol in his possession by virtue of a firearm certificate or visitor’s firearm permit which is not subject to a condition requiring it to be kept at a licensed pistol club.
(3)In this section “licensed pistol club” means a pistol club which is licensed under Part II of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and “licensed premises” has the meaning given in section 19 of that Act.”
(2)In Part I of Schedule 6 to the 1968 Act (prosecution and punishment of offences), after the entry for section 19 there shall be inserted the following entry—
| “Section 19A. | Having small-calibre pistol outside premises of licensed pistol club. | (a) Summary | 6 months or a fine of the statutory maximum; or both. | — |
| (b) On indictment | 10 years or a fine; or both. | —” |