Brown's (Chalmers) Application
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Carswell LCJ |
| Judgment Date | 2003 |
| Neutral Citation | [2003] NICA 7 |
| Date | 18 February 2003 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No [2003] NICA 7 Ref:
CARF3859
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down Delivered:
18.02.2003
(subject to editorial corrections)
IN HER MAJESTY’S COURT OF APPEAL IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY CHALMERS BROWN FOR
JUDICIAL REVIEW
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Before: Carswell LCJ and McCollum LJ
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CARSWELL LCJ
[1] This is an appeal from a decision of Kerr J given on 20 May 2002,
whereby he dismissed the appellant’s application for judicial review of a
decision by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland refusing renewal of a
firearm certificate and affirming the decision to the same effect of the Chief
Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. At the conclusion of the hearing
we dismissed the appeal and stated that we would give our reasons in writing
at a later date. This judgment now contains our reasons for dismissing the
appeal.
[2] Between about 1971 and 2000 the appellant owned a shotgun and held a
firearm certificate covering the gun and ammunition, which was regularly
renewed. In paragraph 2 of his affidavit grounding the present application
for judicial review the appellant stated:
“… having a shotgun is part of my way of life. Both
my father and my grandfather before me had
shotguns and having a shotgun is part of my family
history and heritage. It is something which I value
and which, at least in part, defines who I am and the
way that I think about myself as a country man.
Shooting and hunting have been part of my life for
the last 20 years.”
[3] On 20 January 2000 the appellant applied for a renewal of the certificate,
which was due to expire on 24 January. He paid the renewal fee on 12
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