1 Requirement of firearm certificate
Firearms Act 1968 (1968 c 27) | Legislation

Part I Provisions as to Possession, Handling and Distribution of Weapons and Ammunition; Prevention of Crime and Measures to Protect Public Safety

General restrictions on possession and handling of firearms and ammunition

1  Requirement of firearm certificate

(1)     Subject to any exemption under this Act, it is an offence for a person—

(a)     to have in his possession, or to purchase or acquire, a firearm to which this section applies without holding a firearm certificate in force at the time, or otherwise than as authorised by such a certificate;

(b)     to have in his possession, or to purchase or acquire, any ammunition to which this section

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