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Section 42B: Permitted electronic means

Firearms Act 1968 · 1968 c. 27View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Firearm and Shot Gun Certificates; Registration of Firearms Dealers

A notice is sent by permitted electronic means for the purposes of section 42A if—

it is sent by an electronic form of communication which the Secretary of State has directed may be used for those purposes,
it is sent to an electronic address which has been published pursuant to subsection (4), and
subject to subsection (6), the electronic address has not been withdrawn in accordance with subsection (5).

Before giving a direction under subsection (1)(a), the Secretary of State must consult—

the Scottish Ministers,
the National Police Chiefs' Council ,
the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, and
such other persons as the Secretary of State is satisfied should be consulted.

The Secretary of State must publish directions given under subsection (1)(a).

A chief officer of police must publish at least one electronic address for each form of electronic communication specified in a direction under subsection (1)(a).

A chief officer of police may withdraw an electronic address published under subsection (4) by publishing a statement to that effect in the same manner as that in which the electronic address was published under subsection (4); but a chief officer of police may exercise the power to withdraw only if, after the withdrawal, there will still be at least one electronic address available for the form of electronic communication concerned.

Where an electronic address has been withdrawn under subsection (5), a notice sent to that electronic address before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day after the date of withdrawal is to be treated as complying with subsection (1)(b).

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