| Description | Statistics on firearms in Scotland |
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| ISBN | (Web Only) |
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| Official Print Publication Date | |
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| Website Publication Date | August 24, 1999 |
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8. Article 7 Authorities
8.1 From January 1993 any EC resident who wants to buy or acquire a category B firearm (e.g. short and semi-automatic rifles, carbines and smooth bore guns, including repeating) in another EC State must, unless they are exempt under the EC Firearms Directive, be able to show that they have the agreement of the authority within their state of residence to purchase or acquire a firearm in another EC State. This agreement is obtained from the local Chief Police Officer for the area in which they reside, and is called an Article 7 Authority.
8.2 Information relating to the authority of a person to purchase or acquire a firearm/shot gun when in another EC State was first collected centrally in 1994. The number of such applications granted is small; summary figures for the period 1994-1998 are given in Table B below.
Article 7 Authorities : Number of applications (granted) by certificate
and non-certificate holders and for possession outside UK, 1994-1998 | Table B |
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Scotland | Number |
Year | Number of applications (granted) |
Cert. holders | Non-cert. holders | For possession outside UK |
1994 | 4 | - | - |
1995 | 3 | - | 1 |
1996 | - | - | 1 |
1997 | 1 | - | 1 |
1998 | 1 | - | 1 |