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With rhodium at £4000/oz and lax enforcement of the Air Weapons Licensing Act 2015, this was the inevitable result.
by Kaibeezy 7y ago
With rhodium at £4000/oz and lax enforcement of the Air Weapons Licensing Act 2015, this was the inevitable result.
- ben_w 7y ago> This is due to the lack of enforcement of the Scrap Metals Dealers Act 2013 and its complementary legislation in Scotland, The Air Weapons Licensing Act 2015. Why is scrap metal recycling controlled under a law that is called “Air Weapons Licensing”? http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/10/contents/enacted http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/10/contents/enacted Okay, so technically it is “and licensing” and the article has a typo, but still why did they put these things together like this?
- Havoc 7y agoI'm guessing crazy lobbying shenanigans like in the US
- jsty 7y ago> why did they put these things together like this? At a glance, it looks to be an act that defines regulations for all matters requiring licensing (weapons, alcohol, taxis, etc.) that are controlled by the devolved administration - I don't see any reason why that wouldn't be in one bill?
- buckminster 7y agoI agree it makes sense. I think the reason for the strange title is because, technically, air weapons are not licensed.
- Reason077 7y agoIt takes considerable time and effort to get an Act successfully through Parliament, so it's often best to group related things together in a single piece of legislation rather than small separate ones. This particular legislation is all about permits and licensing for various things, whether that be air weapons or scrap metal dealing, so I'd say it's legitimate to group them together.