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Arms Bill

General requirements - Requirements for selling or supplying arms items and ammunition - Selling or supplying restricted firearms and restricted magazines

51: Limited exemption for semi-automatic pistols

You could also call this:

"Some people can buy semi-automatic pistols for work without following all the rules."

If you are selling or supplying semi-automatic pistols, you might not have to follow the rules in section 50. This is if you are selling or supplying to someone who is allowed to have the pistol because of their job or role, as stated in section 183(4), (5), (6), or (7). You can do this if the person has a permit to import the pistol or a permit to possess the pistol.

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50: Requirements for selling or supplying restricted firearms or restricted magazines, or

"Selling restricted guns or magazines: you need a special licence"

52: Requirement for selling or supplying restricted part, or

"Selling restricted gun parts: you must sell to licensed owners only"

Part 2General requirements
Requirements for selling or supplying arms items and ammunition: Selling or supplying restricted firearms and restricted magazines

51Limited exemption for semi-automatic pistols

Section 50 does not apply to the sale or supply of a semi-automatic pistol to a person in the person’s capacity referred to in section 183(4), (5), (6), or (7), if that person has been issued with—
a permit to import the pistol; or
a permit to possess the pistol.