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Jamaica. 1967 ‘Restrictions Upon Acquisition or Disposal of Firearms and Ammunition.’ Firearms Act 1967 Regulation, Act 23 of 2010; Part III (Article 10), pp. 14-16. Kingston: Parliament of Jamaica. 16 March

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Restrictions upon acquisition or disposal of firearms and ammunition

10-(1) A person shall not purchase, acquire, sell or transfer any prohibited weapon.1

(2) A person shall not purchase or acquire any firearm or ammunition from or sell or transfer any firearm or ammunition to any other person whom he knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be under the age of seventeen years, except where such other person is the holder of a certificate issued under paragraph j) of subsection (2) of section 20.

(3) A person shall not purchase or acquire any firearm or ammunition unless -
(a) subject to subsection (9), he is the holder of a Firearm Manufacturer's Licence or a Firearm Dealer's Licence or a Firearm User's Licence in relation to a firearm or ammunition of the type so purchased or acquired by him; and
(b) subject to subsections (8) and (9) the person from whom he purchases or acquires such firearm or ammunition is the holder of a Firearm Manufacturer's Licence, or a Firearm Dealer's Licence, or a Firearm Disposal permit in respect of the firearm or ammunition so purchased or acquired from such person.

(4) A person shall not sell or transfer any firearm or ammunition unless -
(a) subject to subsections (8) and (9),-he is the holder of a Firearm Manufacturer's Licence, or a Firearm Dealer's Licence, or a Firearm Disposal Permit in respect of the firearm or ammunition so sold or transferred by him; and
(b) subject to subsection (9); the person io whom he sells or transfers such firearm or ammunition is the holder of a Firearm User's Licence or a Firearm Dealer's Licence or a, Firearm. Manufacturer's Licence in respect of a firearm or ammunition of the type so sold or transferred to such person

(5) A person other than the holder of a Firearm Manufacturer's Licence or a Firearm Dealer's Licence shall not accept the delivery of any firearm or ammunition pursuant to any purchase or acquisition 'of such firearm or ammunition except in accordance with section 11.

(6) A person shall not, pursuant to any purchase or acquisition of any firearm or ammunition, deliver such firearm or ammunition to any person other than the holder of a firearm Manufacturer's Licence or of a Firearm Dealer's Licence except in accordance with section 11.

(7) Every person contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable-

(a) in the case of the purchase, acquisition, sale or transfer of a prohibited weapon-
(i) on summary conviction before a Resident Magistrate to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding five years; or
(ii) on conviction before a Circuit Court to imprisonment for life or such other term, being not less tan fifteen years, as the Court considers appropriate with or without hard labour;

(b) in the case of the purchase, acquisition, sale or transfer of a restricted weapon or of restricted ammunition by any person or of the purchase, acquisition, sale or transfer of a firearm or ammunition other than a prohibited or restricted weapon or restricted ammunition by a restricted person–1 2
(i) on summary conviction before a Resident Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding one million dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding five years; or
(ii) on conviction before a Circuit Court to a fine or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding ten years;

(c) in any other case, on summary conviction before a Resident Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding three years.

(8) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, firearms (other than prohibited weapons) or ammunition may be sold at a public auction pursuant to section 88 of the Customs Act without any such licence or permit as is referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (4).

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