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Firearms Act 1996
91Minors firearms licences—genuine reasons to possess or
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91 Minors firearms licences—genuine reasons to possess or
(1) An applicant for a minors firearms licence has a genuine reason to
possess or use a firearm if the applicant wants to take part in—
(a) firearms training; or
(b) target pistol training.
(2) An applicant for a category A or category B minors firearms licence
also has a genuine reason to possess or use a firearm if the applicant
wants to receive instruction that is—
(a) about the safe use of the firearm for primary production; and
(b) given under the supervision of a person who—
(i) is a responsible person for the applicant; and
(ii) holds an adult firearms licence of that category under
which that use is a genuine reason for the person to hold
the licence.
Note A responsible person for an applicant is a person with parental
responsibility for the applicant (see dict).