§ 'After section 26(1) of the principal Act (Application for, and grant of Certificates) there shall be inserted: —
§ "(1B) When an application for the renewal of a firearm or shotgun certificate has been made in the prescribed form to the Chief Officer of Police for the area in which the applicant resides no less than twenty-eight days prior to the date of expiry of the existing certificate and subject to the certificate holder not having been served with a notice of revocation then the Chief Officer of Police shall either:—
- (a) grant a renewal of the firearm or shotgun certificate subject to subsection X below in either the terms of the expiring certificate, and/or
- (b) issue a temporary certificate in the same terms and conditions as the expiring certificate, subject to subsection X below, and/or
- (c) state in writing the reasons for refusal to grant the authority to possess each individual firearm/ammunition or shotguns and ammunition additionally stating the relevant section(s) of the Act in each case and notify the applicant of his right to appeal to Crown Court within twenty-one days from the date of receipt of such notification, subject to subsection X below, and/or
- (d) state in writing any difficulty for delay external to the Police Service preventing the granting or the formal refusal to the processing of the application, subject to subsection X below, to the issue of a certificate.
§ (X) To be received by the certificate holder 48 hours prior to the expiry of the existing certificate".'.—[Mr. William Ross.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 13, Noes 220.
165| Division No. 321 | [1.29 am |
| AYES | |
| Barnes, Harry (Derbyshire NE) | Ross, William (Londonderry E) |
| Beith, A. J. | Skinner, Dennis |
| Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon) | Wallace, James |
| Cook, Frank (Stockton N) | Welsh, Andrew (Angus E) |
| Corbett, Robin | |
| Dixon, Don | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| McAllion, John | Mr. Bob Cryer and |
| Molyneaux, Rt Hon James | Mr. Pat Wall. |
| Moonie, Dr Lewis |
| NOES | |
| Alexander, Richard | Dunn, Bob |
| Alison, Rt Hon Michael | Durant, Tony |
| Allason, Rupert | Emery, Sir Peter |
| Amess, David | Evans, David (Welwyn Hatf'd) |
| Amos, Alan | Fallon, Michael |
| Arbuthnot, James | Farr, Sir John |
| Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham) | Favell, Tony |
| Arnold, Tom (Hazel Grove) | Fenner, Dame Peggy |
| Ashby, David | Field, Barry (Isle of Wight) |
| Atkinson, David | Fookes, Miss Janet |
| Baker, Nicholas (Dorset N) | Forman, Nigel |
| Baldry, Tony | Forsyth, Michael (Stirling) |
| Batiste, Spencer | Forth, Eric |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Franks, Cecil |
| Bellingham, Henry | Freeman, Roger |
| Bennett, Nicholas (Pembroke) | French, Douglas |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Gale, Roger |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Gill, Christopher |
| Blackburn, Dr John G. | Goodhart, Sir Philip |
| Bonsor, Sir Nicholas | Goodlad, Alastair |
| Boswell, Tim | Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles |
| Bottomley, Mrs Virginia | Gorst, John |
| Bowden, A (Brighton K'pto'n) | Gow, Ian |
| Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich) | Gower, Sir Raymond |
| Bowis, John | Greenway, John (Ryedale) |
| Brandon-Bravo, Martin | Gregory, Conal |
| Brazier, Julian | Griffiths, Sir Eldon (Bury St E') |
| Bright, Graham | Grist, Ian |
| Brittan, Rt Hon Leon | Gummer, Rt Hon John Selwyn |
| Brooke, Rt Hon Peter | Hamilton, Hon Archie (Epsom) |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Cl't's) | Hamilton, Neil (Tatton) |
| Browne, John (Winchester) | Hanley, Jeremy |
| Buchanan-Smith, Rt Hon Alick | Hargreaves, Ken (Hyndburn) |
| Burns, Simon | Harris, David |
| Burt, Alistair | Hawkins, Christopher |
| Butler, Chris | Hayes, Jerry |
| Butterfill, John | Heathcoat-Amory, David |
| Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE) | Heddle, John |
| Carlisle, John, (Luton N) | Hicks, Mrs Maureen (Wolv' NE) |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Hind, Kenneth |
| Carrington, Matthew | Hogg, Hon Douglas (Gr'th'm) |
| Cash, William | Howarth, Alan (Strat'd-on-A) |
| Chapman, Sydney | Howarth, G. (Cannock & B'wd) |
| Chope, Christopher | Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) |
| Clark, Hon Alan (Plym'th S'n) | Hughes, Robert G. (Harrow W) |
| Colvin, Michael | Hunt, David (Wirral W) |
| Conway, Derek | Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) |
| Coombs, Anthony (Wyre F'rest) | Hurd, Rt Hon Douglas |
| Coombs, Simon (Swindon) | Irvine, Michael |
| Couchman, James | Jack, Michael |
| Cran, James | Janman, Tim |
| Currie, Mrs Edwina | Jessel, Toby |
| Curry, David | Johnson Smith, Sir Geoffrey |
| Davies, Q. (Stamf'd & Spald'g) | Jones, Robert B (Herts W) |
| Davis, David (Boothferry) | King, Roger (B'ham N'thfield) |
| Day, Stephen | Kirkhope, Timothy |
| Dorrell, Stephen | Knapman, Roger |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | Knight, Greg (Derby North) |
| Dover, Den | Knight, Dame Jill (Edgbaston) |
| Knowles, Michael | Sackville, Hon Tom |
| Lang, Ian | Sainsbury, Hon Tim |
| Latham, Michael | Sayeed, Jonathan |
| Lawrence, Ivan | Shaw, David (Dover) |
| Leigh, Edward (Gainsbor'gh) | Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey) |
| Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Shaw, Sir Michael (Scarb') |
| Lester, Jim (Broxtowe) | Shelton, William (Streatham) |
| Lightbown, David | Shephard, Mrs G. (Norfolk SW) |
| Lilley, Peter | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Smith, Sir Dudley (Warwick) |
| Lord, Michael | Soames, Hon Nicholas |
| MacGregor, Rt Hon John | Speed, Keith |
| Maclean, David | Speller, Tony |
| McLoughlin, Patrick | Spicer, Sir Jim (Dorset W) |
| Malins, Humfrey | Squire, Robin |
| Mans, Keith | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Marland, Paul | Stern, Michael |
| Marshall, John (Hendon S) | Stevens, Lewis |
| Martin, David (Portsmouth S) | Stewart, Andy (Sherwood) |
| Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Summerson, Hugo |
| Mayhew, Rt Hon Sir Patrick | Tapsell, Sir Peter |
| Miller, Hal | Taylor, Ian (Esher) |
| Mills, lain | Thompson, D. (Calder Valley) |
| Mitchell, Andrew (Gedling) | Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N) |
| Mitchell, David (Hants NW) | Thorne, Neil |
| Monro, Sir Hector | Thurnham, Peter |
| Morris, M (N'hampton S) | Townsend, Cyril D. (B'heath) |
| Morrison, Hon Sir Charles | Tracey, Richard |
| Moss, Malcolm | Tredinnick, David |
| Nelson, Anthony | Trotter, Neville |
| Neubert, Michael | Twinn, Dr Ian |
| Newton, Rt Hon Tony | Vaughan, Sir Gerard |
| Nicholson, David (Taunton) | Waddington, Rt Hon David |
| Oppenheim, Phillip | Walden, George |
| Page, Richard | Walker, Bill (T'side North) |
| Paice, James | Ward, John |
| Patnick, Irvine | Wardle, Charles (Bexhill) |
| Pawsey, James | Watts, John |
| Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth | Wells, Bowen |
| Porter, David (Waveney) | Wheeler, John |
| Portillo, Michael | Widdecombe, Ann |
| Powell, William (Corby) | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Raffan, Keith | Wilshire, David |
| Raison, Rt Hon Timothy | Winterton, Mrs Ann |
| Redwood, John | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Renton, Tim | Wolfson, Mark |
| Rhodes James, Robert | Wood, Timothy |
| Riddick, Graham | Yeo, Tim |
| Roberts, Wyn (Conwy) | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Roe, Mrs Marion | |
| Rossi, Sir Hugh | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Rumbold, Mrs Angela | Mr. Robert Boscawen and |
| Ryder, Richard | Mr. Tristan Garel-Jones. |
§ Question accordingly negatived.