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Firearms and Ammunition

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(ii) in the case of imitation firearms, no person is shown to be entitled to possession without probable risk of a contravention of section 20 or the person so entitled cannot be found or neglects to take possession thereof; or

(b) which are deposited with the Commissioner by any person for storage purposes.

(2) Subject to this section, storage fees shall be payable on arms, ammunition or imitation firearms stored by the Commissioner in accordance with a scale of fees from time to time prescribed by the Financial Secretary by order in the Gazette.

(3) Different fees may be prescribed under subsection (2) for different types or sizes of arms, ammunition or imitation firearms and the storage of arms, ammunition or imitation firearms of any specified type, or in any specified circumstances, may be declared to be exempt from fees.

(4) Any fees payable under this section which remain unpaid at the time of the forfeiture of any arms, ammunition or imitation firearm under subsection (5) shall be deemed to have been remitted.

(5) Where any arms, ammunition or imitation firearms referred to in subsection (1)(a) remain in the hands of the Commissioner at the expiry of such period as may be prescribed after being taken into storage under this section or where any fee payable under this section in respect of any arms, ammunition or imitation firearm remains unpaid for such period as may be prescribed, the arms or ammunition shall be forfeited to the Crown and may be disposed of as the Commissioner thinks fit (whether by destruction or otherwise).

(6) This section does not apply to arms and ammunition so long as they are detained under section 45 and the order under which they are detained continues in force.

47. Any person who makes any statement which he knows to be false or misleading, or recklessly makes any statement which is false, in a material particular-

(a) for the purpose of section 15(1); or

(b) for the purpose of procuring, whether for himself or another, the grant, renewal or amendment of a licence, commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 2 years.

48. Any person who without lawful authority-

(a) alters, defaces or removes a serial number on any arms or ammunition; or

(b) alters, defaces or falsifies a licence or an exemption under section 4(3), commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 2 years.

False statements.

Interference with serial numbers or licences.