SECTION 21 details

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SEDBERGH SHOOTING CLUB

Firearms Act 1968 Section 21 Declaration

It is an offence for someone who is prohibited by section 21 to have a firearm

or ammunition in his / her possession at any time. Section 21 applies to

anybody who has been sentenced to imprisonment or to youth custody or

detention in a young offender institution for three months or more. The period

for which they are prohibited depends on their length of sentence if the

sentence was longer than three years, the prohibition is for life. If the

sentence was three months or more, but less than three years, the

prohibition lasts for five years from the date of their release. It is an offence

for a person to transfer, let on hire, give or lend a firearm or ammunition to

someone whom he knows or has reasonable ground for believing to be

prohibited by section 21. I wish to state that I am not prohibited from

possessing a firearm or ammunition by the virtue of section 21 of the

firearms Act 1968. I also state that I have never had an application for a

firearm certificate refused or a firearms certificate revoked by the Chief

Officer of the Police. This is an official document that is open for inspection

on demand.