Regulations, 2018

L.N. L.N.

393 of 393

of 2018

ARMS ACT

(CAP. 480)

Arms Act (Amendment of Schedules I, II and III)

Regulations, 2018

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 65 of the Arms

Act, the Minister responsible for the police has made the following

regulations: -

(1) The title of these regulations is the Arms Act Citation and

(Amendment of Schedules I, II and III) Regulations, 2018, and these commencement.

regulations shall be read and construed as one with Schedule I, II and

III to the Arms Act, hereinafter referred to as ""Schedule I"", Cap. 480.

""Schedule II"" and ""Schedule III"".

(2) These regulations shall come into force on such a date as

the Minister responsible for the Police may by notice in the Gazette

establish, and different dates may be so established for different

provisions or different purposes of these regulations.

In Part I of Schedule I, immediately after item 14 thereof Amends Part I

of Schedule I.

there shall be added the following new items

""15. (a) short firearms which allow the firing of more

than 21 rounds without reloading, if

(i) a loading device with a capacity exceeding 20

rounds is part of that firearm; or

(ii) a detachable loading device with a capacity

exceeding 20 rounds is inserted into it;

(b) long firearms which allow the firing of more

than 11 rounds without reloading, if

(i) a loading device with a capacity exceeding 10

rounds is part of that firearm; or

(ii) a detachable loading device with a capacity

exceeding 10 rounds is inserted into it.

Semi-automatic long firearms, meaning firearms that

are originally intended to be fired from the shoulder that can be

reduced to a length of less than 60 cm without losing

functionality by means of a folding or telescoping stock or by a

stock that can be removed without using tools.

Any firearm in this category that has been converted

to firing blanks, irritants, other active substances or pyrotechnic

rounds or into a salute or acoustic weapon.

Loading devices for centre-fire semi-automatic

firearms in item 15 which can hold more than 20 rounds or more

than 10 rounds in the case of long firearms,only if owned in

combination with such firearms into which they may be

inserted."".

3. Part I of Schedule II shall be amended as follows

(a)

item 2 thereof shall be substituted by the following

""2. Semi-automatic or repeating long firearms with

rifled or smoothbore barrels."" and;

(b)

item 5 thereof shall be substituted by the following

""5. Long firearms with smoothbore barrels which are not

less than 45cm in length."".

4. Item 1 in Schedule III shall be substituted by the following

""1. Firearms manufactured prior to 1900, and designed to

be loaded with ammunition as defined in the Act."".

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