§ 54. Sir Hector Monroasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland how many prosecutions for armed trespass have taken place in 1981 and 1982 respectively.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandA person who, while armed, trespasses on land without reasonable excuse commits an offence in terms of section 20 of the Firearms Act 1968. No seperate statistics are kept for convictions under this section of the Firearms Act.
However, I can advise my hon. Friend that within his own constituency, two unsuccessful prosecutions under section 20 of the Firearms Act occurred in 1982 and one case is still pending.