new land

[shadow mag]

do you need to inform the police every time you get new land to shoot a rifle on so they can check it out before you shoot on it

[Bleeh]

Yes. and no. and yes.

 

I BELIEVE.

 

If it's a .22 rimmy. - You can shoot it on any land with permission AND it's been allowed by the police (i.e someone else has .22 permission on it as part of their ticket.).

 

if it's anything higher, you need to have it as part of the land attached to said rifle, as put as conditions on your ticket. .. unless you have an open ticket....

Edited October 5, 2008 by Bleeh

[shadow mag]

so if nobody else shoots a .22 rimmy or anyothere rifle on the land i have to inform the police before i shoot it. is that what you are saying. thanks for your help

[sapper063]

phone your local fao he will do a check while you wait to see if the land has been cleared before if not you will have to wait for him to do a check there usually preety quick

[Dave-G]

do you need to inform the police every time you get new land to shoot a rifle on so they can check it out before you shoot on it

 

 

If you have a closed certificate: yes.

If you have a semi open ticket: it needs to have been deemed suitable by the cheif officer of police for the area where the land is situated and over which the holder has lawful authority to shoot. See section 5 of your certificate.

If you have an open certificate: you can shoot on it without their say so.

If in doubt read your certificate - it tells you in great detail precisley what your conditions are.

 

I'm curious why you asked this with an angry smiley? My answers assume you have permission - most forces require the permission in writing. Even if they don't specifically instruct you to have it in writing it's a good idea that will serve you well if they are ever called out to check you.

[Dougy]

yes you definatly need the land passed by FLO if you have not got an open ticket.

go your local station and asked for a "land approval form" if they dont have them,then ring your fire arms licensing unit.

then copy a few.

 

then as you get land ask the landowner's to fill them in, i think it shows a certian amount of responsibility which goes down well in my experience.

[Highlander]

Unless you have an open certificate you need to get the land passed by your local FAO. If you call them they'll tell you if they have the land already on their list and up to which calibre you may use on that land. You might need to give them the name of the farm/s and/or a grid reference. If they have to visit and check it out it's a good idea to meet them and go over the land together, if the FAO is reluctant to pass it or some areas of it for general use they might agree to some conditions such as high seat shooting only etc.

 

Written permission from the landowner/farmer is always the best policy and many FAOs insist upon it.

[njc110381]

Right. It depends what you have written on your FAC. On mine it says.... "The .22, .17, .223 and 6.5 rifles may be used for Vermin (.22), Vermin and Fox (.17), Fox and Vermin (.223), Deer control (6.5) and for zeroing on ranges or land over which the holder has lawful authority to shoot.".......That is what is regarded as an open certificate, and I don't need to get the land checked.

 

On some peoples FACs it will state......."The (whatever rifles you have) rifles may be used for (whatever quarry you can use them for) and for zeroing on ranges or land which has been deemed suitable by the chief of police over which the holder has lawful authority to shoot."....That means you have to have it cleared first.

 

Have a read of yours, it will be very close to one or the other

Edited October 6, 2008 by njc110381

[shadow mag]

thanks for all the help