Weapons Regulation 2016
sec.83Door able to give access into premises
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sec.83 Door able to give access into premises
This section applies to each door able to give access into the premises. The door must have— 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the top of the door and 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the bottom of the door; and a built-in deadlock. If the padbolt is on the outside of the door, the padbolt must have a sturdy padlock. The deadlock and padlock must always be locked (other than for the time necessary to have the premises open for a proper purpose). The pins inside the door hinges must be incapable of ready removal. Unless the door is a glass shopfront door, the door must be made of steel or solid timber and have steel door jambs. If the door is a glass shopfront door, it must— be made of laminated glass in a metal frame; and have metal door jambs; and have a grille complying with section 84 . (sec.83-ssec.1) This section applies to each door able to give access into the premises. (sec.83-ssec.2) The door must have— 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the top of the door and 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the bottom of the door; and a built-in deadlock. (sec.83-ssec.3) If the padbolt is on the outside of the door, the padbolt must have a sturdy padlock. (sec.83-ssec.4) The deadlock and padlock must always be locked (other than for the time necessary to have the premises open for a proper purpose). (sec.83-ssec.5) The pins inside the door hinges must be incapable of ready removal. (sec.83-ssec.6) Unless the door is a glass shopfront door, the door must be made of steel or solid timber and have steel door jambs. (sec.83-ssec.7) If the door is a glass shopfront door, it must— be made of laminated glass in a metal frame; and have metal door jambs; and have a grille complying with section 84 .
- (a) 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the top of the door and 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the bottom of the door; and
- (b) a built-in deadlock.
- (a) be made of laminated glass in a metal frame; and
- (b) have metal door jambs; and
- (c) have a grille complying with section 84 .