Thread: Pistol Storage Rules

I was about to grab a 6mm safe when the seller confirmed it wasn't certified. From what I can discover, sellers of new gun safes need to have the safe itself certified as suitable for pistol however, this conflicts with the law that basically states:

s28 Security precautions in relation to pistols, prohibited firearms, prohibited magazines, and restricted weapons

"locked in a steel safe or steel box or steel cabinet (being in every case a safe, box, or cabinet of sound construction and of a type approved in writing either generally or in
the particular case by a member of the Police) bolted or otherwise securely fixed (in a manner approved in writing either generally or in the particular case by a member of
the Police) to the building within which the pistol, prohibited firearm, prohibited magazine or restricted weapon is kept."

3.2.2 Police recommends
1. The steel safe, steel box or steel cabinet should be constructed from 6mm mild steel or its equivalent. The steel safe, box or the cabinet should be built and finished in a competent manner with negligible gaps between all fixed parts. If you propose to construct the safe, box or cabinet of a single plate dimension measuring less than 6 mm mild steel, you must provide evidence to a member of Police, to demonstrate the material will perform to the same standard or exceed the performance of 6mm mild steel.

Long story short, surely I can just buy a stout safe whose body and door is at least 6mm and is securely fastened?