Exemptions
16Borrowed rifles on private premises
1
A person of or over the age of seventeen may, without holding a firearm certificate, borrow a rifle from the occupier of private premises and use it on those premises in the presence either of the occupier or of a servant of the occupier if—
a
the occupier or servant in whose presence it is used holds a firearm certificate in respect of that rifle; and
b
the borrower’s possession and use of it complies with any conditions as to those matters specified in the certificate.
2
A person who by virtue of subsection (1) above is entitled without holding a firearm certificate to borrow and use a rifle in another person’s presence may also, without holding such a certificate, purchase or acquire ammunition for use in the rifle and have it in his possession during the period for which the rifle is borrowed if—
a
the firearm certificate held by that other person authorises the holder to have in his possession at that time ammunition for the rifle of a quantity not less than that purchased or acquired by, and in the possession of, the borrower; and
b
the borrower’s possession and use of the ammunition complies with any conditions as to those matters specified in the certificate.