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Table 6
Firearms dealers : New applications for registration (of which granted and refused) and dealers registered at 31 December, 1998-2007
Scotland
Number
Year | New application for
registration from dealers | Dealers registered at
31 December (1) |
|---|
Granted | Refused |
|---|
1998 | 23 | - | 295 |
|---|
1999 | 13 | - | 283 |
|---|
2000 | 13 | - | 278 |
|---|
2001 | 25 | - | 273 |
|---|
2002 | 33 | - | 285 |
|---|
2003 | 16 | 1 | 284 |
|---|
2004 | 18 | 1 | 280 |
|---|
2005 | 24 | - | 275 |
|---|
2006 | 26 | - | 283 |
|---|
2007 | 44 | 6 | 301 |
|---|
(1) In 2001, Lothian & Borders implemented a fully computer-generated firearms certificates statistical return. This resulted in the number of firearm certificates, shotgun certificates (on issue) and registered firearms dealers at 31 December 2001 being recorded as very slightly lower than expected based on the equivalent figures recorded at 31 December 2000.
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