Matters) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020

L.N. 121 of 2020

ARMS ACT

(CAP. 480)

Firearms and Ammunition (Movement in Member States and other

Matters) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020

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

Act, the Minister for Home Affairs, National Security and Law

Enforcement has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations are the Firearms and Citation.

Ammunition (Movement in Member States and other Matters)

(Amendment) Regulations, 2020, and these regulations shall be read

and construed as one with the Firearms and Ammunition (Movement S.L. 480.01

in Member States and other Matters) Regulations, hereinafter referred

to as the "principal regulations".

(Regolament 7A(1)(a))

Speċifikazzjonijiet Tekniċi għall-immarkar ta’

Armi tan-Nar u l-komponenti essenzjali tagħhom

1. Id-daqs tat-tipa li jintuża fl-immarkar għandu jkun ta’ mill-

inqas 1.6mm. Daqs ta’ tipa iżgħar jista’ jintuża għall-immarkar ta’

komponenti essenzjali li jkunu żgħar wisq biex jiġu mmarkati

f’konformità mal-Artikolu 4 tad-Direttiva 91/477/KEE.

2. Għal frames jew receivers magħmulin minn materjal mhux

metalliku, l-immarkar għandu jiġi applikat fuq pjanċa tal-metall li hija

integrata b’mod permanenti fil-materjal tal-frame jew receiver b’tali

(a)

il-pjanċa ma tistax titneħħa faċilment; u

(b) it-tneħħija tal-pjanċa tkisser parti mill-frame jew

receiver

Iżda l-Kummissarju jista’ jawtorizza l-użu ta’ tekniki

oħra għall-immarkar tal-frames jew receivers, sakemm dawk it-

tekniki jiżguraw livell ekwivalenti ta’ ċarezza u ta’ permanenza

għall-immarkar.

3. L-alfabet użat fl-immarkar għandu jkun Latin.

4. Is-sistema numerika li tintuża fl-immarkar għandha tkun

dik Għarbija.

In regulation 2 of the principal regulations, in the definition Amends

the words "firearms pass" the words "the Schedule" shall be regulation

the principal

substituted by the words "Schedule II of these regulations".

regulations

Regulation 7A of the principal regulations shall be Amends

regulation 7A of

amended as follows

the principal

regulations

(a) in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) thereof,

immediately after the words "unique marking", there shall be

added the words "in accordance with the technical specifications

laid down in Schedule I of these regulations and any relevant

provisions of the Act and regulations"; and

(b) in the first proviso to sub-regulation (2) thereof,

immediately after the words "excluding item 2" there shall be

added the words "of the Act".

Regulation 9 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 9 of

as follows

the principal

regulations

(a) in sub-regulation (3) thereof, the words "the

Schedule" shall be substituted by the words "Schedule II of these

regulations";

(b) in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (6) thereof,

immediately after the words "Schedule I", there shall be added

the words "of the Act";

(c) in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (6) thereof,

immediately after the words "Schedule II excluding item 8",

there shall be added the words "of the Act";

(d) in paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (6) thereof,

immediately after the words "Schedule III", there shall be added

the words "of the Act"; and

(e) in sub-regulation (8) thereof, immediately after the

words "Schedule I Part I item 15", there shall be added the words

"of the Act".

Regulation 10 of the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following

"10. Marksmen, hunters and historical re-enactors shall

not require a licence under the Act with respect to any firearms

or ammunition brought into Malta and to be used for target

shooting, hunting or historical re-enactments, provided they are

in possession of a European firearms pass that is validly issued

and generally contains the information referred to in the

Schedule II, and provided further they are able to substantiate the

reasons for their presence in Malta by producing an invitation for

participation in a target shooting, hunting or historical re-

enactment activities or other proof of their hunting, target

shooting or historical re-enactment activities in Malta

Provided that the Commissioner has been informed

of, and has consented to, the holding of such activity.".

In the heading of the Schedule to the principal regulations,

the word "Schedule" shall be substituted by the words "Schedule II".

Immediately before Schedule II to the principal regulations

as amended, there shall be added the following new Schedule I

"SCHEDULE I

(Regulation 7A(1)(a))

Technical Specifications for the marking of Firearms and their

essential components

1. The font size used in the marking shall be at least 1.6 mm.

A smaller font size may be used for the marking of essential

components that are too small to be marked in compliance with Article

4 of Directive 91/477/EEC.

2. For frames or receivers made from a non-metallic material,

the marking shall be applied to a metal plate that is permanently

embedded in the material of the frame or receiver in such a way that

(a)

the plate cannot be easily or readily removed; and

(b) removing the plate would destroy a portion of the

frame or receiver.

Provided that the Commissioner may authorise the

use of other techniques for marking the frames or receivers,

insofar as those techniques ensure an equivalent level of clarity

and permanence for the marking.

3. The alphabet used in the marking shall be Latin.

4. The numeral system used in the marking shall be Arabic.

Paragraph (f) of Schedule II as amended shall be Amends the

Second

substituted by the following

Schedule to the

principal

regulations.

"(f) the statements

The right to travel to another Member State with one

or more of the firearms classified in category A, B or C

mentioned in this pass shall be subject to one or more prior

corresponding authorisations from the Member State

visited. Such authorisations may be recorded on the pass.

The prior authorisation referred to above is not in

principle necessary in order to travel with a firearm

classified in category C with a view to engaging in hunting

or historical re-enactment activities or with a firearm

classified in category A, B or C for the purpose of taking

part in target shooting, on condition that the traveller is in

possession of the firearms pass and can establish the reason

for the journey

Provided that where the Commissioner has

received information in accordance with Article 8(3) of

Directive 91/477/EEC, that the possession of certain

firearms classified in category B or C is prohibited or

subject to authorisation in a Member State, he shall add

whichever of the following statements apply

"A journey to … (State(s) concerned) with the

firearm … (identification) shall be prohibited."

"A journey to … (State(s) concerned) with the

firearm … (identification) shall be subject to

authorisation.".

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