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Firearms and Ammunition
[1981 Ed.
ammunition or imitation firearm if he has reason to suspect that an offence under this Ordinance is being or has been committed in respect thereof or that the arms or ammunition or imitation firearm have been abandoned.
(2) Upon the conviction of any person for an offence under sections 13 or 14 or 16 to 23 (both inclusive), the arms or ammunition or imitation firearm in respect of which the offence was committed shall, without any order in that behalf, be forfeited to the Crown and may be disposed of as the Commissioner thinks fit (whether by destruction or otherwise).
Governor in Council may order delivery up of arms etc. and suspension of dealing.
Storage of arms, ammunition and imitation firearms by Commissioner.
PART VII
MISCELLANEOUS
45. (1) The Governor in Council may, if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient in the public interest to do so, by order published in the Gazette require dealers-
(a) to deliver up all arms and ammunition in their possession to a police officer within a specified period; or
(b) to suspend all business whereby arms and ammunition are sold, hired, lent or otherwise disposed of and to close all premises where such business is carried on.
(2) An order under subsection (1) may be limited to specified dealers or to specified classes or descriptions of dealers or of arms and ammunition (including arms and ammunition which are not in the opinion of a specified public officer in safe keeping).
(3) All arms and ammunition delivered up under subsection (1)(a) may be detained by the Commissioner while the order relating to them continues in force.
(4) A dealer who fails without lawful authority or reasonable excuse to comply with an order made under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
46. (1) The Commissioner may store arms, ammunition and imitation firearms---
(a) which have been seized by a public officer or found by any person or which are otherwise in the possession of the Commissioner, and in respect of which-
(i) in the case of arms and ammunition, no person is shown to be entitled to possession and to be the holder of a licence under this Ordinance authorizing him to have such possession or the person so entitled and holding such a licence is not known, cannot be found or neglects to take possession thereof; or