Part III Regulation of firearms and ammunition
Miscellaneous
44 Firearm certificates for certain firearms used for target shooting: special conditions.
(1)
If a chief officer of police is satisfied, on an application for the grant or renewal of a firearm certificate in relation to any rifle or muzzle-loading pistol which is not a prohibited weapon, that the applicant’s only reason for having it in his possession is to use it for target shooting, any certificate which may be granted to the applicant or, as the case may be, renewed shall be held subject to the following conditions (in addition to any other conditions), namely—
(a)
the rifle or pistol is only to be used for target shooting; and
(b)
the holder must be a member of an approved rifle club or, as the case may be, muzzle-loading pistol club specified in the certificate.
(2)
In this section, “muzzle loading pistol” means a pistol designed to be loaded at the muzzle end of the barrel or chamber with a loose charge and a separate ball (or other missile).