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Firearms Act 1996
62Adult firearms licences—no genuine reason to possess
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62 Adult firearms licences—no genuine reason to possess or use firearms An applicant for an adult firearms licence does not have a genuine reason to possess or use a firearm if the applicant intends to possess or use the firearm for— (a) personal protection or the protection of anyone else; or (b) the protection of property (other than in circumstances constituting a reason of a kind mentioned in table 61, column 2).