Possession
and carrying
of arms, mmmuni-
tion, and explosive substance.
Offensive weapons.
Consorting
carrying or having possession
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(3) Any article in respect of which an offence has been committed under this regulation may be seized and destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Governor may direct, whether or not the identity of the offender is known and whether or not any prosecution has been commenced in respect of the offence.
118. (0) Any person who without lawful authority is in possession of arms, ammunition or explosive substance in such quantities or in such circumstances as to lead a reasonable man to infer that he is trafficking therein or intends to use them himself or intends them to be used by others shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations and shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for life.
(2) Any person who without lawful authority carries arms, ammunition or explusive substance shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations and shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for life :
Provided that no person shall be convicted of an offence against this regulation if the evidence of his having committed . such offence consists solely of evidence that a search of his person discovered the presence of arms, ammunition or explosive sub>- stance thereon.
117. Any person who carries or has in his possession or under his control any offensive weapon or any instrument capable of being used as an offensive weapon, not being a fire-arm, in circumstances which raise a reasonable presumption that he has used or intends or is about to use such weapon or instrument for any unlawful purpose shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to imprisonment for ten years.
118. (0) Any person who consorts with or is found in the with person company of another person who without lawful authority is carrying or has in his possession arms, ammunition or explosive substance in circumstances which raise a reasonable presumption that he intends to or is about to act with, or has recently acted with, such other person in a manner prejudical to the public interest, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to im prisonment for ten years.
of arms, ammoni- Lion ur explosive substance.
(2) Where, in any prosecution for an offence under this regulation, it is established to the satisfaction of the Court that the accused person was consorting with or in the company of any person carrying or having possession of any arms, ammunition or explosive substance, it shall be presumed, until the contrary
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is proved, that such last mentioned person was carrying or in possession of such arms, ammunition or explosive substance without lawful authority.
to report
118. (0) Any person who, knowing or having reasonable Failure cause to believe that another person without lawful authority offence of is carrying or has in his possession any arms, ammunition or carrying explosive substance, fails to report the same to a police officer possessing at the earliest possible opportunity, shall be guilty of an offence arms, against these regulations.
ot
ammuni- tion or explosive
(2) Where any person is charged with an offence substance, against sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, the burden of proving that there was no opportunity of making a report to a police officer, or that such a report was, in fact, made at the earliest possible opportunity, shall lie on the accused.
with or
120. (0) Any person who consorts with or harbours any Consorting other person whom he knows or has reasonable grounds for be- harbouring lieving to be a person who intends to or is about to act or who persons
wearing has recently acted in a manner prejudicial to the public interest, un- shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation the fact that a person is wearing an unauthorized uniform shall be deemed to constitute reasonable grounds for believing that he intends to act in a manner prejudicial to the public interest.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation-
*harbour" includes the supplying a person with shelter, food, drink, money, clothes, or means of conveyance, or assisting a person in any way to evade apprehension;
**unauthorized uniform" means any uniform pro- hibited by order under regulation 15 hereof or under section a of the Public Order Ordinance, 1948.
authorized uniforma.
etc.
Ordinance No. 59 of 1948.
121. Any person who is drunk, or who behaves in a disorderly. Carrying a manner, while carrying a firearm shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and to drunk or imprisonment for six months.
tire-arm
while
disorderly,
122. (1) The Governor may by order-
Fire-arms,
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(a) prohibit, restrict or regulate the buying, selling or otherwise dealing in arms, ammunition or explosive substance in the Colony or in any area of the Colony specified in the order;