Arms and Ammunition.
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28. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make any regulations or conditions necessary for carrying out this Ordinance, and to amend the forms prescribed in the First Schedule, the table of fees in the Second Schedule or the conditions in the Third Schedule.
Regulations.
Schedules.
29. Any person who contravenes or attempts to contravene any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or any of the conditions of any licence or permit issued under this Ordinance, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars, and to imprisonment for three years, and shall upon conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for ten years: Provided that no charge under section 4 or 20 shall be dealt with summarily except at the request in writing of the Commissioner of Police.
Penalties.
Penalty for possession and imitation use of firearms and firearms in certain cases.
30. (1) If any person makes or attempts to make any use whatsoever of a firearm or imitation firearm with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detention of himself or any other person he shall be guilty of an offence, and on conviction thereof on indictment shall be liable to imprisonment for fourteen years. Where any person commits an offence under this subsection in respect of the lawful apprehension or detention of himself for any other offence committed by him, he shall be liable to the penalty provided by this subsection in addition to any penalty to which he may be sentenced for that other offence.
(2) If any person, at the time of his committing, or at the time of his apprehension for, any offence specified in the Fourth Schedule, has in his possession a firearm or imitation firearm, he shall, unless he shows that he had it in his possession for a lawful object, be guilty of an offence under this subsection, and on conviction thereof on indictment shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years in addition to any penalty to which he may be sentenced for the first-mentioned offence.
(3) If on the trial of any person for an offence under subsection (1) the jury are not satisfied that that person is guilty of that offence but are satisfied that he is guilty of an offence under subsection (2), the jury may find him guilty of the offence under subsection (2), and thereupon he shall be liable to be punished accordingly.
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