Schedule 7, paragraph 4(4)

A person shall not be guilty of an offence under section 3(1)(c)(i) of this Act by reason of the use as a slaughtering instrument, for the purpose of killing any deer, of a smooth-bore gun which— is of not less gauge than 12 bore ; has a barrel less than 24 inches (609.6 millimetres) in length ; and is loaded with a cartridge purporting to contain shot none of which is less than .203 inches (5.16 millimetres) in diameter (that is to say, size AAA or any larger size).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30