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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 101A

Prohibition on the acquisition or disposal of traffickable quantities of firearms

S. 101A(1) amended by Nos 44/2015 s. 6(1), 2/2018 s. 21(1), substituted by No. 3/2019 s. 42.

    (1)     A person, who is not the holder of a dealers licence, must not acquire or dispose of 2 or more firearms within a period of 12 months, unless the person does so in accordance with this Act or the regulations.

Penalty:     1200 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment.

S. 101A(2) amended by Nos 44/2015 s. 6(2), 2/2018 s. 21(2), repealed by No. 3/2019 s. 42.

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    (3)     A person who is convicted or found guilty of an offence against subsection (1) is not liable to be convicted or found guilty of an offence against section 95(1), (2), (2A), (3) or (4), section 96(1), (2), (2A), (3) or (4) or section 102(1), (2), (2A), (3) or (3A) in respect of possession of the same firearms at the same time.

S. 101B inserted by No. 28/2003 s. 44.



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