398.This section amends the firearms legislation applicable in Great Britain and Northern Ireland respectively, so as to enable potential recruits to the MDP to use firearms without a certificate while they are being trained or assessed under MDP supervision. As part of their assessment process, potential recruits take a firearms aptitude test. This involves ‘possession’ (in the sense used in the firearms legislation) of a firearm, which is generally unlawful without a firearms certificate.
The Act Schedule 6: Specific offences which are arrestable offences Part 5: The Ministry of Defence Police Section 81: Exemptions from firearms legislation