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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.