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Arms Bill

General requirements - Requirements for possession of restricted firearms, restricted magazines, restricted parts, and restricted ammunition - Requirement for possession of restricted ammunition

37: Requirement for possession of restricted ammunition

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"Rules for having restricted ammunition"

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If you have restricted ammunition, you are not allowed to keep it. This rule can be changed by other parts of the proposed law. You can get in trouble and even go to prison for up to 3 years if you break this rule without a good reason.

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Part 2General requirements
Requirements for possession of restricted firearms, restricted magazines, restricted parts, and restricted ammunition: Requirement for possession of restricted ammunition

37Requirement for possession of restricted ammunition

  1. A person may not have in their possession any restricted ammunition.

  2. Subsection (1) is subject to any other provision of this Act that provides otherwise.

  3. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years if the person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes this section.