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Maximum penalty—$5,500 and/or imprisonment for 2 years.
s 7 Offence of unauthorised possession or use of pistols or prohibited firearms (1) A person must not possess or use a pistol or prohibited firearm unless the person is authorised to do so by a licence or permit. Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 14 years. Note —Reference to a pistol includes a prohibited pistol. (2) Without…
s 19 Conditions of licence (1) A licence may be issued by the Commissioner subject to such conditions as the Commissioner thinks fit to impose. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), each licence is subject to the following conditions: (a) the licensee must comply with the relevant safe keeping and storage requirements under this Act, (b)…
s 37 Requirements relating to registered firearms (1) The person in whose name a firearm is registered— (a) must produce the firearm for inspection by a police officer at any reasonable time when requested to do so by the officer, and (b) must, if the firearm is supplied or lost by, or stolen from, that…
s 11 Applications for licences (1) The Commissioner may issue a licence in respect of an application, or refuse any such application. (2) A licence must not be issued until after the end of the period of 28 days following the day on which the application is made. (2A) Subsection (2) does not apply if…
s 28 General power to issue permits The Commissioner may issue permits for any one or more of the following purposes: (a) to authorise a person to acquire a firearm, (b) to authorise the possession or use of firearms by minors in accordance with section 32, (c) to authorise the possession or use of firearms…
62 Shortening Firearms (1) A person must not, unless authorised to do so by a permit— (a) shorten any firearm (other than a pistol), or (b) possess any such firearm that has been shortened, or (c) supply or give possession of any such firearm that has been shortened to another person. Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 14…