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| Shot gun certificates : Applications for new and renewals (granted and refused); |
Table 4 |
| cancellations, revocations and certificates on issue at 31 December by police force area, 1998 |
Number & Rate |
| Police force area |
Applications |
Cancellations(2)- |
Revocations(2) |
Shot gun certificates on issue at31 December |
Shot gun certificates on issue at 31 December per 100,000 popn(1 |
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New shot gun certificate |
Renewal of shot gun certificate |
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Granted |
Refused |
Granted |
Refused |
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| Central |
80 |
6 |
- |
1 |
45 |
12 |
2,997 |
1,087 |
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| Dumfries & Galloway |
84 |
2 |
145 |
4 |
82 |
8 |
4,986 |
3,385 |
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| Fife |
84 |
3 |
- |
- |
322 |
11 |
3,697 |
1,060 |
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| Grampian |
278 |
7 |
- |
1 |
257 |
31 |
11,579 |
2,205 |
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| Lothian & Borders |
235 |
- |
21 |
1 |
172 |
17 |
9,222 |
1,048 |
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| Northern |
316 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
186 |
20 |
10,645 |
3,820 |
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| Strathclyde |
268 |
3 |
- |
2 |
282 |
15 |
12,592 |
554 |
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| Tayside |
149 |
11 |
- |
- |
163 |
15 |
7,382 |
1,894 |
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| All forces |
1,494 |
36 |
173 |
16 |
1,509 |
129 |
63,100 |
1,232 |
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| (1) Population as at mid-June 1998. |
| (2) Cancellation of a certificate is undertaken by the holder; revocations are at the authority of the Chief Constable and occur in instances where it is believed the holder should no longer be allowed to possess a firearm. |
| Shot gun certificates : Number of cancellations, revocations and certificates |
Table 4A |
| and percentage on issue at 31 December, 1990 - 98 |
Number & Percentage |
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1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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| Number of certificates on issue at 31 December |
81,062 |
75,529 |
72,143 |
70,781 |
70,424 |
68,815 |
66,185 |
63,215 |
63,100 |
| Number of cancellations |
NA |
NA |
NA |
4,057 |
3,983 |
3,916 |
4,389 |
4,379 |
1,509 |
| Percentage of number on issue at end of previous December |
NA |
NA |
NA |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
| Number of revocations |
105 |
95 |
88 |
94 |
61 |
77 |
157 |
159 |
129 |
| Percentage of number on issue at end of previous December |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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