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Firearms Act 1968 (-)
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This document is for private study purposes only. It is likely not to reflect the law as it stands today. It may be incomplete, and some provisions are likely to have been repealed or amended, and new ones inserted.
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(1) If a justice of the peace or, in Scotland, the sheriff, is satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonable ground for suspecting-
a) that an offence relevant for the purposes of this section has been, is being, or is about to be committed; or
b) that, in connection with a firearm or ammunition, there is a danger to the public safety or to the peace,
he may grant a warrant for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (2) below.
(2) A warrant under this section may authorise a constable or civilian officer-
a) to enter at any time premises or place named in the warrant, if necessary by force, and to search the premises or place and every person found there;
b) to seize and detain anything which he may find on the premises or place, or on any such person, in respect of which or in connection with which he has reasonable ground for suspecting-
i) that an offence relevant for the purpose of this section has been, is being or is about to be committed; or
ii) that in connection with a firearm, imitation firearm or ammunition there is no danger to the public safety or to the peace.
c) that an offence relevant for the purposes of this section has been, is being or is about to be committed; or
d) that in connection with a firearm, imitation firearm or ammunition there is a danger to the public safety or to the peace.
(3) The power of a constable or civilian officer under subsection (2) (b) above to seize and detain anything found on any premises or place shall include power to require any information which is [stored in any electronic form] and is accessible from the premises or place to be produced in a form in which it is visible and legible [or from which it can readily be produced in a visible and legible form] and can be taken away.
(4) The offences relevant for the purposes of this section are all offences under this Act except an offence under section 22(3) or an offence relating specifically to air weapons.
(5) It is an offence for any person intentionally to obstruct a constable or civilian officer in the exercise of his powers under this section.
