Regina v Paul: CA 26 Aug 1998

A firearm certificate was to be construed according to law, and not according to the particular factual situation. A certificate authorising holding a humane killer was no authority to hold a gun but was intended to be used for that purpose only.

Citations:

Gazette 26-Aug-1998, Times 17-Sep-1998

Statutes:

Firearms Act 1968 1 3(2)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Crime

Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.87531