CAP. 2381
Firearms and Ammunition
(1981 Ed.
Possession on behalf of the
Crown etc.
Possession
of arms or ammunition without licence.
59.984. 5. 2
Dealing in arms or ammunition without a licence. 1968 c. 27, s. 301).
3.
PART II
APPLICATION
Sections 13 and 14 do not apply to the possession of, or dealing in, arms or ammunition by any person-
(a) on behalf of Her Majesty's Government, including posses- sion by an officer or member of any of Her Majesty's Force who is in possession of or deals in the arms or ammunition in his capacity as such; or
(b) on behalf of the Government of Hong Kong or the Urban Council, including possession by an officer or member of any of the following in his capacity as such-
(i) the Royal Hong Kong Regiment:
(ii) the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force:
(iii) the Royal Hong Kong Police Force:
(iv) the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force:
(v) the Customs and Excise Service;
(vi) the Prisons Department:
(vii) the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
PART III
OFFENCES
13. (1) No person shall have in his possession any arms or ammunition unless-
(a) he holds a licence for possession of such arms or ammuni-
tion or a dealer's licence therefor; or
(b) he is an agent or a servant of a person referred to in paragraph (a), other than a watchman employed by him, and is carrying out the bona fide and lawful instructions of such person.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction upon indictment to a fine of $100,000 and to imprisonment for years.
14. (1) No person shall by way of trade or business deal in any arms or ammunition unless he holds a dealer's licence authoriz- ing him to do so.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction upon indictment to a fine of $100.000 and to imprisonment for 10 years.