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Arms Bill

General requirements - Requirements for selling or supplying arms items and ammunition - Selling or supplying parts of restricted weapons

46: Requirement for selling or supplying part of restricted weapon

You could also call this:

"Selling parts of restricted weapons: you need a licence"

You can only sell or supply a part of a restricted weapon to someone else if you meet certain rules. You must have a firearms licence that lets you possess a restricted weapon, or be a licensed business. The person you are selling or supplying to must also have a firearms licence that lets them possess a restricted weapon. If you break this rule without a good reason, you can be punished with up to 3 years in prison. This rule can be changed by other parts of the proposed law. You must follow this rule when selling or supplying parts of restricted weapons.

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45: Defence to prosecution under section 44, or

"Defending Yourself Against Charges for Selling Gun Parts Without a Licence"

47: Requirement for selling or supplying ammunition, or

"Selling ammunition: you must be licensed and only sell to people with a firearms licence"

Part 2General requirements
Requirements for selling or supplying arms items and ammunition: Selling or supplying parts of restricted weapons

46Requirement for selling or supplying part of restricted weapon

A person (A) may only sell or supply a part of a restricted weapon to any other person (B) if—
A—
1. holds a firearms licence that bears an endorsement permitting them to possess a restricted weapon; or
2. is a licensed business; and
B holds a firearms licence that bears an endorsement permitting them to possess a restricted weapon.

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