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Guyana. 1940 ‘Restriction on Sale, Repair, Etc., of Firearms and Ammunition.’ Laws of Guyana, Chapter 16:05, Firearms Act (As last amended in 2014); Part III (Section 27), pp. 28-30. Georgetown: National Assembly of Guyana. 1 December

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Restriction on sale, repair, etc., of firearms and ammunition

27. (1) No person shall sell or transfer to any other person in Guyana, other than a registered firearms dealer,1 any firearm1 or ammunition to which this Part applies unless that other person produces a firearm licence authorising him to purchase or acquire it or shows that he is by virtue of this Act entitled to purchase or acquire it without holding such a licence…

(2) Every person who sells, lets on hire, gives or lends a firearm or ammunition to which this Part applies to any other person in Guyana, other than a registered firearms dealer, shall, unless that other person shows that he is by virtue of this Act entitled to purchase or acquire the firearm or ammunition without holding a firearm licence, comply with any instructions contained in the licence produced, and in the case of a firearm shall, within forty-eight hours from the transaction, send by registered post notice of the transaction to the prescribed officer by whom the licence was issued.

(3) No person shall undertake the repair, test or proof of a firearm or ammunition to which this Part applies for any other person in Guyana, other than a registered firearms dealer as such, unless that other person produces or causes to be produced a firearm licence authorising him to have possession of the firearm or ammunition, or shows that he is by virtue of this Act entitled to have possession of the firearm or ammunition without holding such a licence.

(4) If any person -
a) contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section; or
b) with a view to purchasing or acquiring, or procuring the repair, test or proof of, a firearm or ammunition to which this Part applies, produces a false firearm licence or a firearm licence in which any false entry has been made, or personates a person to whom a firearm licence has been granted, or makes any false statement, he shall be guilty of an offence.

ID: Q11351

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