Anguilla. 2014 ‘Section 20: Possession of Firearms and Ammunition.’ The Firearms Act of 15 December 2014; Part 4 (Section 20). The Valley: Anguilla. 15 December

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Section 20: Possession of firearms and ammunition

(1) A person shall not:

(a) save as authorised by a licence which continues in force by virtue of section 52, be in possession of a prohibited weapon, or
(b) subject to subsection (2), be in possession of any other firearm or ammunition except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a Firearm User's Licence

(2) Subsection (1), except in so far as it relates to a prohibited weapon, shall not apply:

(a) to any holder of a Firearm Manufacturer's Licence or a Firearm Dealer's Licence in respect of any firearm or ammunition manufactured by him or forming part of his stock in trade as a firearm manufacturer or a firearm dealer, executor or administrator of any deceased person or to the Trustee in Bankruptcy or liquidator of any insolvent person, or of any company in liquidation, who before his decease, or becoming insolvent or going into liquidation, as the case may be, was the holder of a Firearm Manufacturer's Licence or a Firearm Dealers Licence, in respect of any firearm or ammunition forming part of the stock in trade of such person during the administration by such executor, administrator, Trustee in Bankruptcy or liquidator of the affairs of such person;

(c) to the holder of any Gunsmith's Licence, in respect of any firearm or ammunition in his possession for the purpose of repairing, testing or proving such firearm or ammunition:

(d) to any person who came into possession of any firearm or ammunition in the capacity of executor or administrator of the estate of any deceased person, or Trustee in Bankruptcy or liquidator of any insolvent person or of any company in liquidation, during the period of 30 days after the day upon which he came into possession of such firearm or ammunition:

(e) to any person who came into possession of any firearm or ammunition in the capacity of auctioneer, bailiff or assistant bailiff of a Court, or landlord bailiff during the period of 30 days after the day upon which he came into possession of such firearm or ammunition;

(f) to any servant or agent of any of the persons referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e) (both inclusive) in respect of any firearm or ammunition entrusted to him for delivery to the owner or to some person who is about to become the owner thereof in accordance with this Act:

(g) to any officer of customs or to any police officer in respect of his possession of any firearm or ammunition which comes into his possession pursuant to this Act during such period as such firearm or ammunition is retained by him pursuant to this Act,

(h) to any person in respect of the possession by him of any firearm or ammunition entrusted to him by any police officer for transportation pursuant to section 11, from any place to any other place during such period, not being longer than is reasonably necessary for the transportation of such firearm or ammunition, as such firearm or ammunition is contained in a sealed packet

(i) to any person in respect of the possession by him of any firearm or ammunition delivered to him for storage in accordance with section 45(2) during the period of the absence from Anguilla of the owner of such firearm or ammunition and 2 weeks thereafter, or the period of 12 months from the date of the departure of such owner from Anguilla whichever is the shorter, or

(j) to any person to whom this paragraph relates in respect of the possession by him of any firearm or ammunition under and in accordance with the terms of a certificate issued to him in respect thereof by the appropriate authority

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