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Air weapon licensing in Scotland: guide
Guidance published by Scottish Ministers on the practical application of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015.
Appendix 1: Air Weapon Licensing Forms
The Air Weapons Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2016 prescribe the various application forms, certificates, permits and approvals required under the air weapons licensing regime. The following table summarises the relevant documents.
| Form number | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| AWL1 | Application for the grant or renewal of an air weapon certificate |
| AWL1a | Air weapon certificate |
| AWL2 | Application for the grant of a police permit |
| AWL2a | Police permit |
| AWL3 | Application for the grant of a visitor permit |
| AWL3a | Visitor permit |
| AWL4 | Application for the variation of an air weapon certificate, a police permit or a visitor permit |
| AWL5 | Application for the grant of an event permit |
| AWL5a | Event permit |
| AWL6 | Application for the grant or renewal of an approval of an air weapon club |
| AWL6a | Approval of an air weapon club |
| AWL7 | Application for the variation of an approved air weapon club's approval |
Forms can be accessed, downloaded and printed for completion at the Police Scotland website at https://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/what-we-do/firearms-and-explosives-licensing/air-weapons/.
The forms include notes to guide the applicant through the requirements of the process.
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