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> S54 of the '68 act gives crown servants exemption from the need to possess a
> firearms certificate. S3 CLA gives ANYONE the right to use reasonable force,
> as does s117 of PACE. Common law also gives the right to ANYONE to use
> reasonable force.
This is interesting. This section says:
54.-(1) Sections 1,2,7to 13 and 26 to 32 of this Act apply, subject
to the modifications specified in subsection (2) ofthis section, to
persons in the service of Her Majesty in their capacity as such so
far as those provisions relate to the purchase and acquisition, but
not so far as they relate to the possesion, of firearms.
This quite clearly exempts a Police officer from the need to hold an
FAC if he is possesing it as part of his employment, sub section 3
even makes the point that a Plice Officer is deemed to be a person
in the service of Her Majesty. However this section only applies to
the sections mentioned in it. It does NOT relate to Section 5
weapons.
Where then is the Police Officers authority to possess section 5
Weapons?
Jonathan Laws.
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That's a good question. I'm looking through the amending Acts
but I cannot see any major modification.
I assume the Secretary of State has given blanket permission
to possess them to the police. There are provisions in the
Armed Forces Acts relating to the possession of prohibited
weapons by members of the armed forces.
Steve.
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