Weapons Regulation 2016
sec.89Storeroom
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sec.89 Storeroom
The storeroom must be, or be part of, a permanent building. Each external wall of the storeroom must be made of brick, concrete or solid timber. Each window able to give access into the storeroom must be completely covered by a securely fixed steel or aluminium security screen. Each door able to give access to the storeroom must— be made of solid metal or solid timber; and have a built-in deadlock; and have 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the top of the door and 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the bottom of the door. If the padbolt is on the outside of the door, the padbolt must have a sturdy padlock. If the door hinge is accessible from outside, each pin inside the hinge must be made incapable, by welding or otherwise, of removal. (sec.89-ssec.1) The storeroom must be, or be part of, a permanent building. (sec.89-ssec.2) Each external wall of the storeroom must be made of brick, concrete or solid timber. (sec.89-ssec.3) Each window able to give access into the storeroom must be completely covered by a securely fixed steel or aluminium security screen. (sec.89-ssec.4) Each door able to give access to the storeroom must— be made of solid metal or solid timber; and have a built-in deadlock; and have 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the top of the door and 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the bottom of the door. (sec.89-ssec.5) If the padbolt is on the outside of the door, the padbolt must have a sturdy padlock. (sec.89-ssec.6) If the door hinge is accessible from outside, each pin inside the hinge must be made incapable, by welding or otherwise, of removal.
- (a) be made of solid metal or solid timber; and
- (b) have a built-in deadlock; and
- (c) have 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the top of the door and 1 padbolt fitted within 300mm of the bottom of the door.