§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what steps he has taken to ensure that police forces in England and Wales make use of application forms for the grant of a shotgun certificate which have been amended to comply with the provisions of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988;
(2) whether he will advise police forces in England and Wales not to make use of application forms for the grant of a shotgun licence which are not in accordance with the provisions of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe new controls on shotguns, prescribed in the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988, will come into force this summer. An amended form of application for the grant of a shotgun certificate will be prescribed in revised firearms rules which will come into force at the same time. In the meantime, the existing form of application prescribed in the Firearms Rules 1969 must continue to be used.