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(not being a ship of war or ship having the status of a ship of war), or place where the ammunition or arms are alleged to be kept or stored, and any police officer to whom the said warrant is directed may, with or without assistants, and using force, if necessary, enter any building, vessel, or place mentioned in the said warrant, and may search for and make an inventory of all ammunition and arms found therein, and may arrest the person named in such warrant and also any other person who appears to have committed an offence against this Ordinance, and may cause such person and such ammunition and arms to be conveyed before a Magistrate.
(2) Every person who is convicted of failing or refusing to make such return shall be liable to the punishment prescribed by section 28, and any arms or ammunition found upon his premises may, if the Magistrate thinks fit, be forfeited; and every person who is convicted of furnishing a false or incorrect return of arms or ammunition, or of not keeping the said books, or of keeping the said books in a false or incorrect manner, shall be liable to the same punishment and to the same forfeiture, and shall, further, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10 dollars in respect of every arm which was, at the date referred to in such return or books, in excess of or below the quantity specified therein.
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16. Every purchaser of arms or ammunition who knowingly furnishes any false information to any importer of, or dealer in, or vendor of arms or ammunition concerning any particulars which such importer, dealer, or vendor is required to record under section 13 shall, on summary conviction, be liable to the punishment prescribed by section 28.
17. No arms or ammunition shall be imported except at the port of Victoria, and the master of every vessel (not being a ship of war or hired armed vessel in the service of His Majesty or of any foreign nation) having on board as cargo any arms or ammunition, whether in transitu or for transshipment or otherwise, shall, on arrival, forthwith furnish to the Harbour Master a manifest thereof.
18. All arms not consigned to or to the order of any person licensed as an importer of, or dealer in, or vendor of arms, brought into the Colony under through bills of lading for any port not in the Colony, in a vessel the agents of which are not licensed as aforesaid,
* As amended by No. 21 of 1912.
§ As amended by No. 51 of 1911, No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912.
§ As amended by No. 51 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.
of lading, if landed in the Colony.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION.
No. 2 of 1900.
1087
(not being a ship of war or ship having the status of a ship of war), or place where the ammunition or arms are alleged to be kept or stored, and any police officer to whom the said warrant is directed may, with or without assistants, and using force, if necessary, enter any building, vessel, or place mentioned in the said warrant, and may search for and make an inventory of all ammunition and arms found therein, and may arrest the person named in such warrant and also any other person who appears to have committed an offence against this Ordinance, and may cause such person and such ammunition and arms to be conveyed before a Magistrate.
(2) Every person who is convicted of failing or refusing to make such return shall be liable to the punishment prescribed by section 28, and any arms or ammunition found upon his premises may, if the Magistrate thinks fit, be forfeited; and every person who is con- victed of furnishing a false or incorrect return of arms or ammuni- tion, or of not keeping the said books, or of keeping the said books in a false or incorrect manner, shall be liable to the same punish- ment and to the same forfeiture, and shall, further, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10 dollars in respect of every arm which was, at the date referred to in such return or books, in excess of or below the quantity specified therein.
formation for
16. Every purchaser of arms or ammunition who knowingly Punishment of purchaser furnishes any false information to any importer of, or dealer in, or furnishing vendor of arms or ammunition concerning any particulars which false in- such importer, dealer, or vendor is required to record under section registration. 13 shall, on summary conviction, be liable to the punishment prescribed by section 28.
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17. No arms or ammunition shall be imported except at the port Prohibition of Victoria, and the master of every vessel (not being a ship of war tion of arms or hired armed vessel in the service of His Majesty or of any foreign and ammuni
tion except nation) having on board as cargo any arms or ammunition, whether at Victoria. in transitu or for transshipment or otherwise, shall, on arrival, forth- with furnish to the Harbour Master a manifest thereof.
arms under
18. All arms not consigned to or to the order of any person Storage of licensed as an importer of, or dealer in, or vendor of arms, brought through bill into the Colony under through bills of lading for any port not in the Colony, in a vessel the agents of which are not licensed as aforesaid,
* As amended by No. 21 of 1912.
As amended by No. 51 of 1911, No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912.
§ As amended by No. 51 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.
of lading, if
landed in the Colony.
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