Source: http://www.armstrade.info/countryprofile/palau/
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 13:06:34+00:00

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There is an outright ban on the possession and importation of arms under the law of the Republic. 17 PNC § 3306, soon to be 17 PNC § 4506 once RPPL 9-21 is officially codified.
There is no statutory authority for arms brokering, therefore no government agency is authorized to oversee it.
Since the Republic does not allow arms imports, and by extension, arms transshipments through its jurisdiction, there is no information to share on what measures have been effective. In the unlikely event that the Republic\\\'s complete ban on firearms is relaxed enough to the point where the possibility of diversion becomes an issue, the most likely agencies to be involved in the creation of such policy would be the Office of the President, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Finance. As it stands, however, there is no existing policy because the law of the Republic precludes the presence of firearms in its jurisdiction, therefore no agency is in a position to make that decision.
Currently no agencies are authorized to enforce arms transfer controls.
The Republic enforces an outright ban of arms as per 17 PNC § 3306, soon to be 17 PNC § 4506 once RPPL 9-21 is officially codified.
There is an outright ban on the possession and import of firearms under 17 PNC § 3306 (soon to be 17 PNC § 4506 once RPPL 9-21 is formally implemented). This ban precludes export. There is no statutory authority that authorizes the export of arms.
Since the possession of firearms is illegal under the law of the Republic, the Customs Division of the Ministry of Finance would seize any arms that come within the jurisdiction of the Republic and the Attorney General\'s Office would prosecute the individuals that brought those weapons in. Thus, the only arms control to implement is the outright ban under the Firearms Control Act of 1981. The Firearms Act is based on Art. XIII, Sect. 12 of the Constitution of the Republic of Palau. Under the act, a conviction carries with it a mandatory minimum of 15 years incarceration.
Since the possession of firearms is illegal under the law of the Republic, the Customs Division of the Ministry of Finance would seize any arms that come within the jurisdiction of the Republic and the Attorney General\'s Office would prosecute the individuals that brought those weapons in. Thus, the only arms control to implement is the outright ban under the Firearms Control Act of 1981. By statute, anyone in possession of firearms is required to surrender it to the President. 17 PNC § 3304 (soon to be 17 PNC § 4504 under RPPL 9-21).
The Republic of Palau neither manufactures or exports arms. There is no statutory authority to authorize an export of arms.
There is no statutory authority to authorize the export of arms.
Under the law of the Republic, the export of arms cannot be authorized.
The Republic of Palau does not maintain records of arms exports.
Not applicable as the Republic of Palau does not export arms.
There is an outright ban on the importation of arms under the law of the Republic. 17 PNC § 3306, soon to be 17 PNC § 4506 once RPPL 9-21 is officially codified.
The Office of the President, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Finance.
The Ministry of Finance, which oversees the Division of Customs.
There is an outright ban on the importation of arms under the law of the Republic. 17 PNC § 3306, soon to be 17 PNC § 4506 once RPPL 9-21 is officially codified. The Republic would confiscate any arms imported into its jurisdiction unless it was to be used for official government purposes.
Aside from records generated from confiscating firearms, no records are maintained.
We are not aware of any needs at this time.
With the outright ban on the possession of firearms, the Republic has not developed any national programs that would be of use to States that allow the possession and export of arms.
We are not aware of any specific UN assistance that the Republic has received that is specific to ATT implementation.
Transfer of arms within the Republic\\\\\\\'s jurisdiction is prohibited in general, but there is no guarantee that the above bases would be used as additional reasons to prohibit those transfers.
The ban on possession of arms in the Republic precludes arms exports.
There is no statutory authority for authorizing the transfer of arms.
If arms were being transited through the Republic, it would fall on the Ministry of Finance (Division of Customs), the Ministry of Justice, and the Office of the President.
Ministry of Finance (Division of Customs).
There is no statute authorizing the transit or transshipment of arms through the Republic\'s jurisdiction, and there is an outright ban on the possession and importation of arms. As a result, no records are kept.
The law of the Republic prohibits the import or export of arms unless it is for the use of local law enforcement agencies.

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