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ARll!IS AND AMMUNITION.

CH.

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CHAPTER 75.

ARMS AND AMMUNITION.

[No.

IV of 1915.

J [1st April, 1915.

J 1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Arms and tlho�·L title.

Ammunition Ordinance.

2.In this Ordinance,- " arms" includes any cannon, gun, rifle, revolver, part or any material pistol, thereof, declared Governor mental weapons; or other firearm, and includes to be arms by regulation in Council, made by the orna- but does not include also any weapon hereafter Interpreta­ tion.
"ornamental weapons" includes any cannon, or any or other firearm, to the satisfaction pistol, revolver, rifle,_ material of the commissary weapon is, to be used or usable solely of mural decoration; part thereof, shewn of the district where the for purposes gun, shot, percussion any cartridge, cap, priming " includes "ammunition bullet, other article does not include within the meaning section case, cartridge cap, and any of arms, but or explosive, as defined in Ordinance; Chapter ,4. two of the Explosives used in the discharge of " explosive" any gunpowder " means a person both of whose were aboriginal " aboriginal Indian parents are or inhabiting tribes References to forms are made to the forms given in the hereto.
the colony.

Indians of the schedule (not being a police .

3.

Everyone son specially exclusively keeps, carries, or uses any arms (not being arms of the to keep arms for use firearm = who has in bis possession, by Ordinance service) or other per-Licence for constable, authorised in the public 1340 CH.

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vohmteer militia or any authorised used exclusively for the purposes ditions lative Council), and shall pay for each and every arm the sum prescribed l,y the Tax Ordinance from time to time fixed by the Governor shall take out an annual licence for the time being in force: and on the terms and con­ force or rifle association therefor and Legis­ PrnYiso.
Provided that- (a) no licence shall be issued under the provisions of specially in Council, from the provisions at any time to anyone who is not a or one of a class of persons, of this sub-section unless he this section person, exempted by order of the Governor from the Inspector first obtains a certificate of the dis­ General or from the county inspector is a fit and trict in proper person to whom that may be issued; refuses any reason whatsoever to issue the certificate, to the an appeal shall lie from his decision Governor shall be final; in Council whose decision and if the Inspector which he resides that he General licence for (b)No aboriginal feiture to keep, carry, or penalty or use any arm; Indian shall be liable to any for­ for not taking out a licence (c)a licence under this section available for sixty con­ sum for any smaller days may be issued secutive than the amount payable prescribed being in force ; by the Tax Ordinance for the time for an annual licence Form 1.
(d)every licence issued under the provisions of this shall be as nearly as may be in form 1; section (e) the provisions shall not apply to a of this section person who is in good faith repairing who has in his possession be repaired, concerned; arms and arms left with him to in so far as those arms are 1 (/) no licence shall be issued to any person under the age of seventeen years.

Aboriginal Indians; form 2.


4.No aboriginal Indian shall have in his possession, in form 2, which shall be issued by the Protector keep, carry or use, any arm unless therefor of Indians or his local representative period of twelve months only, for the issue ·whereof, ever, no fee shall be payable.

and shall be for a how­ he first obtain.s a permit ARMS AND AMMUNITION.

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1341 of this Statement 5 ·within three months of the commencement under its provisions who is required within three for a firearm shall supply the nearest months.

and description with a detailed statement to ��:!

:�i in his possession, custody produce them at that station, of or con- everyone Ordinance take out a licence police station all arms and ammunition trol, and shall if so required and anyone failing section liable dollars two months.
to a fine not exceeding or to imprisonment within the period of three months aforesaid of this to comply with the requirements shall be one hundred and twenty-five for any term not exceeding Penalty.
6.No one shall deal in arms or ammunition whatsoever, in any l?oalcr's licence' without taken out an annual licence, for which by the Tax Ordinance store, shop, or other place or prem.ises having previously shall be paid the sum prescribed for the time being in force : that- Provided (a)the licence (b)the licence Prnviso.
Form 3. therefor be issued, applicant in which the on, and also the store, is or are fit and proper­ General or the county inspector under his hand that the applicant shall be in form 3; shall not be issued unless and until the of has resides or where the sale of arms or ammunition warehouse, where the arms or ammunition Inspector the district certified applicants persons to whom it may properly and that the store, shop, or other place or premises is to be carried or other premises are stored or intended and suitable declines General or county inspector for any reason whatsoever to issue the certi­ ficate, an appeal shall lie from his decision the Governor final; (c)every licence fin:tncial and no renewal thereof the Inspector of the district every renewal has first given the certificate ferred to in the preceding General or the county inspector in which the applicant ye::i.r during which it has been issued, for the purpose.
If the Inspector shall expire on the last day of the shall be issued unless to shall be whose decision paragraph; to be stored, is adequate or refuses in Council resides on re­ (d)no arms or ammunition shall be kept or stored by any licenced dealer set out in his licence_ in any place other than that 13•t:l CH.

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i::ltock hook and half.

yearly returns; form -1 ; sales hook; forn1 r, ; i�1spection of books.
7.Every licensed dealer- in his possession (a)shall keep a stock book in form 4 in which tl1e particulars of all the stock or stocks of arms and ammunition shall be en­ tered, and shall on or before the sixth day of May and November extract there­ Inspector and des­ from showing exactly cription of all arms and ammunition in his possession month; and the in each year furnish with a certified the quantity General on the last day of the preceding (b)shall keep a book of sales in form 5, in which he shall keep an account tion sold or disposed a record of the name, address, of the purchaser of the arms and ammunition the number or numbers on the arms so sold) and the date of the sale; and of all arms and ammuni­ of by him, together with thereof, and occupation and the partjculars sold (including (c)shall be bonnd, whenever of taxation, required by any com­ officer, or officer customs the rank of sergeant, missary of poli<'c not belo,v produce inspection the purpose or for any other purpose whole of bjs stock to be inspected by that person.
to hjs stoC'k book and book of sales for the him fol' of the person so requiring and balancing them and also to a11ow tl1c of comparing and counted l'ermit for impora.tion and removal�; form 6.
8.No licensed dealer shall receive, or premises, any arms or ammunition by the Comptroller without a permit of Customs or any on first importation, or into his custody under his authority, and no arms or ammuni­ place, into any shop, store, and possession, in form 8, granted officer acting tion shall be delivered moval for purposes premises of another of the Inspector General.
from the stock of a dealer for re­ of sale or exchange dealer without the written permission to the licensed Dl·linition and liabilitv of doa.ler.
• or as one of of any company, either individually, in trade, or as the agent or 9.Everyone keeping, some number of co-partners attorney or premises 8old, shall be deemed to be a dealer within the meaning of this Ordinance, and the acts or omissions of any co­ partner or servant shop, or other place are licensed in trade of the dealer, or of any agent, clerk, where arms or ammunition in regard to any of the of the dealer, any store, to be ARMS AND AMMUNITION.

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1343 matters required Ordinance, by sections six, seven, and eight of this shall be deemed to be those of the dealer himself.

10.No arms or ammunition shall be sold to any person Permit for for export from the colony unless the vendor has first export; obtained from mit in form 7, but no fee shall be payable for the export Form 1. permit.
of Customs an export per- the Comptroller 11.No one shall manufacture or cause to be manufac;- i\Ianufac­ within the limits of the turer's tured any arms or ammunition .colony without previously for which shall be paid the sum prescribed Ordinance for the time being in force : Provided taking out an annual licence, by the Tax licence' that---- (a)the licence (b)the licence Proviso.
shall be in form 8; shall not be issued unless and until the Form 8· are to be therefor or applicants and that the place, site, or factory, General has certified for is adequate and suitable under his hand Inspector that the applicant is or are a fit and proper person or fit and proper persons to whom it may properly be issued, where the arms or ammunition manufactured If the Inspector the purpose.
or refuses for any reason whatsoever issue the certificate his decision decision (c)every licence :financial and no renewal Inspector given the certificate paragraph; an appeal shall lie from in Council whose shall expire on the last day of the shall be issued unless the General bas on every renewal first y�ar during which it has been issued, to the Governor shall be final ; to in the preceding Genera] declines referred thereof to (d)no arms or ammunition any licensed than the place shall be manufactured by manufacturer in any place other set out in his licence.
12.No one shall carry on the business of repairing arms without having previously called a gunsmith's sum prescribed in force: licence), for which shall be paid the by the Tax Ordinance for the time being taken out a licence (hereinafter Gtmsmith's licence repairing arms; for Provided thi:i,t---- (a)the licence VoL.

rr.--44 shall be in form 9 ; form 9.

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,i (b)the licence General under his hand therefor is or to whom it may pro­ shall not be issued unless and until the has certified or applicants Inspector that the applicant are fit and proper persons perly be issued and that the place or premises on is adequate where the business is If the Inspector and suitable for any reason General declines to issue the certificate an appeal whatsoever shall lie from his decision in Council for the purpose.
or refuses to the Governor whose decision to be carried shall be final; " shall expire on the last day of the (c)every licence financial and no renewal the Inspector first given the certifi('.ate ceding paragraph; gunsmith year during which it has been issued shall be issued unless has on every renewal referred thereof Genera.I shall carry on his business (d)no licensed to in the pre­ of repairing other than the place or premises licence.
arms in any place or premises set out in his Coastwisc or inland transit: form IO: 13.If any arms or ammunition are found in or on any within the rivers or and 'the person in charge thereof of any kind, on land or on or craft whatsoever engaged cart, vehicle, or conveyance board any boat, launch, vessel, in coastwise or inland navigation waters of the colony, is not the holder of a licence, the master or as in charge, permit under this Ordinance other person present.
arms or ammunition, shall be deemed to be in possession tion: authorising to carry or have in possession that person and all those other persons or acting as a valid removal bim, or some the of the arms or ammuni­ does not produce or, appearing Pro,·i&o.

Provided that no one shall be liable to any punishment if it is proved to the satisfaction that he was not the person in charge but was a under this section magistrate bona :fide passenger may be, and was neither sence of any of the arms or ammunition.
or member of the crew, as the case a party to nor aware of the pre­ of the Liability to al'J'OSt.

14.Anyone having in his possession or moving, or reasonably suspected of having in his possession or moving, any arms or ammunition in contravention of this Ordinance may be arrested constable.

of the provisions by any police or other ARMS AND AMMUNITION.

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1345 during the continu- When pro­ io under Title X of the Sum-c a i ·b d Ltrfc��s issued.
may by notification magazine gunpowder · o any 1cense f 1· d Chapter 13 only as, in the in Council Ordinance 15.-(1) The Governor issued ance of any proclamation mary Jurisdiction (Offences) order the removal to a government · · · h o a arms an ammu111t10n f 11 d dealers, opinion or custody, where arms and ammunition the sale of all arms and ammunition of the proclamation.
mt e possess1on or of such arms and ammunition of the Governor in Council, or may order the closing are not in safe keepjng of all shops or stores are sold and the suspension during the continuance of �t; 0 of which to the magazine who refuses, to deliver (2)Everyone that notification, the removal ordered everyone shall on summary conviction ing five hundred not exceeding under the provisions who omits or refuses dollars six months.

otherwise be liable to comply herewith, to a fine not exceed-Penalty.
or to imprisonment for any term after the publication up any arms or ammunition aforesaid and of the last sub-section, to of �t sing 0�/P a:m: has been ammunition.

d · contained in this Ordinance to exten to reqmre any mars a Or a1 1 judicial sales.

d 16.Nothing or e construe b or other officer of court to take out a licence of any arms and ammunition under the authority and no fee or charge shall be made for any certificate be obtained dinance.

to or given under the requirements shall extend No liccncP.
h 1 b ·1·:ff required for the sale of a court, judge or magistrate, held by him while acting of this Or- for 17.The Governor in Council may ma.ke, alter, or revoke any regulations out this Ordinance, and may revoke or alter any of the forms and prescribe form.

any additional for carrying necessary Regulations.

18.Except when any other penalty is specially pro­ any breach Breach of the Ordinance.
everyone or contravention or fails to perform upon him, shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding vided by this Ordinance, or infringement of this Ordinance, imposed mary conviction fifty dollars ing three months.

and to imprisonment who commits of any of the provisions any duty hereby General penalty.

for any term not exceed­ on sum­ and two hundred 19.Every purchaser 1ng y .

urn1s es any a se 1n ormat10n .

1 f .· h. f 1 .


f dealer concerning who know-Punishment d for false to any 1cense informati on.

that licensed any particulars which of arms or ammunition .

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to record is required dealer seven of this Ordinance shall liable to the penalties section.

prescribed on summary conviction be in the last preceding under paragraph (b) of section Forfeiture of arms connected wit.h offence.
20.Any arms or ammunition in connection an offence.bas if a magistrate been committed under this thinks fit, be forfeited.

with which may, Ordinance Exclusion of operation of Explosives Ordinance.

Chapter 74.

21.On and after the coming into force of this Ordinance Ordinance, the provisions of the Explosives taken to apply to any ammunition two of this Ordinance) used in the discharge shall not be (as defined in to be which is used or intended of firearms.

section Na,val and military officers.


22.This Ordinance shall not apply to any naval or mili­ tary officer of His Majesty serve list.

or re­ still borne on the active SCHEDULE OF FORMS.

I.

(Section 3.)

THE ARMS AND AMMUNITION ORDINANCE.

No.

Name Address Nature of arm LICENCE FOR FIREARM.

No.

Licence issued this day of to of Period of licence to use and keep one Date of issue for the period from to Commissary.

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1347 II.

(Section 4.)


THE ARMS AND AMMUNITION ORDINANCE.

No.

Name PERMIT TO ABORIGINAL FOR FIREARM.

No.

Permit issued this Address day of Nature of arm to of Period of permit to use and keep one Date of issue for the period from to Protector of Indians.

III.

(Section 6.)

THE ARMS AND AMMUNITION ORDINANCE.

No.

Name DEALER'S LICENCE.

No.

Licence issued this day Premises licensed of to of to deal in arms and ammunition (a.)
on the premises Period of licence Date of issue for the period from to Commissary.

(a)-The pre1niaea must be here clearly deft.ma.

Dnte when recei,ed.

.

IV.

(Section 7.)

HTOCK BOOK OF HOLDER OF DEALER'S LICENCE.

Arms ancl Ammtmition Orclina,nce, section 7.

RECEIPTS.

DELIVERIES.

ARMS.

A Ml\f\JN lTION.

ARll!S.

A�IMUNITION.

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Dato of sale 19 V. (Sect.ion 7.)

holder of a dealer's licence for arms and ammunition.

[Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, Name, occupation address and Number of Number of Description of Number and date Name of exporting of purchaser.

gun licence.

police arms, or of export permj t vessel licence.

ammunition sold.

(if any).

destination _(ii any).

and port of G ;:... � � tJJ ;:... ;:... � � � � - � o,J (11 .... c.,, � "' " 1350 CH.

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VI.


(Sl\rtion THE ARi\IR AND AMMUNITION ORDINANCE.

8.)

IMPORT PERMI'l'.

No.

No.

Permit to of PermiRsion is hereby granted to to import colony the following arms and ammunition, of to import into this namely: Date l:ligncd Dated this day of 19 Comptroller of Customs.

VII.

10.)

(Section THE ARMS AND AMM:UNITION ORDINANCE.

EXPORT PERMI'r.

Ko.

No.


Permit to Permission is hereby granted to of of to export from the colony of British Guiana to to export from British Guiana to the following arms and ammunition, namely : the following arms and ammunition Signed Signed Dated this clay of 19 Comptroller of Customs.

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1351 VIII.

11.)

(Section THE ARMS AND AMMUNITION ORDINANCE.

No.

Name MANUFACTURER'S LTCENCE.

No.


Licence issued this day of to Premises licensed of and .. h t uft on t e oman ac ure arms ammurut1on or premises (a) Renewal of licence Date of issue to for the period from Commissary.

(a)-tl1e premises and the limits thereof 1n,ist here be clearly defined.

IX.

12.)

(Section THE ARMS AND Al\1:MUNITION ORDINANCE.

No.

Name GUNSMITH'S LICENCE.

No.


Licence isRued this day of to Premises licensed of to carry on the business of repairing arms on Period of licence the premises Date of issue to for the period from Commissary.

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X.

13.)

(Section THE ARMS AND Al\llll'I.UNITION ORDINANCE.

No.

No.

REMOVAL PERMIT.


Permit t;o Permission is hereby granted to of of to remove within the colony from to remove witb_in the to colony from to by the following arms and ammunitio n Dated Signed by ( here stale the method of conveyance) the following arms and ammunition, nameiy : Dated thls day of 19 Inspector General of Police.