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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Offences relating to manufacturing and assembling arms items

268: Possessing ammunition components intending to manufacture ammunition

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"Having ammo parts to make more ammo is against the law"

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You could commit an offence if you have parts of ammunition and plan to use them to make more ammunition. You might have instructional material or guidance on how to make ammunition. You also need to have tools or equipment that can help make ammunition. If you have these things, you could go to prison for up to 2 years. However, this rule does not apply to you if you have a firearms licence. This proposed law change says what could happen if you have ammunition parts and plan to make more ammunition.

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Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Offences relating to manufacturing and assembling arms items

268Possessing ammunition components intending to manufacture ammunition

  1. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years if the person—

  2. possesses any component of ammunition within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition of that term in section 5 in circumstances that indicate an intention to use that component to manufacture ammunition (for example, the person holds instructional material or guidance on how to manufacture ammunition); and
    1. possesses, or has access to, tools, equipment, or machinery capable of enabling the manufacture ammunition.

      1. However, subsection (1) does not apply to a person who holds a firearms licence.