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No. 2 of 1900.

ARMS AND AMMUNITION.

Issue of search

warrant and

for certain offences.

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15.--(1) Whenever it appears to a magistrate, upon the oath of any person, that there is reasonable cause to suspect punishment that any person has furnished a false or incorrect return of arms or ammunition, or has failed or refused to make a return, or has not kept the books which he is required to keep under sections 12 and 13, or has kept such books in a false or incorrect manner, the magistrate may issue a warrant to arrest such person and to search any building, vessel (not being a ship of war or ship having the status of a ship of war), or place where the arms or ammunition 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 arms and ammunition 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 arms and ammunition to be conveyed before a magistrate.

Punishment

furnishing false in-

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(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 or judge 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 punish- ment and to the same forfeiture.

16. Every purchaser of arms or ammunition who know- of purchaser ingly 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 be liable to the punishment prescribed by section 28.

formation for registration.

t

Prohibition

of importa-

tion of arms

17. No arms or ammunition shall be imported except at the port of Victoria, and the master of every vessel (not being and ammuni- 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 tranship- ment or otherwise, shall, on arrival, forthwith furnish to the Harbour Master a manifest thereof.

tion except at Victoria.

* As amended by No. 4 of 1923 and No. 10 of 1923.

As amended by No. 8 of 1919.

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