For a second or subsequent offence, 2100 penalty units or 17 years imprisonment. S. 7C 7C Possession of a traffickable quantity of unregistered inserted by firearms No. 28/2003 s. 8. (1) A person must not possess 2 or more firearms that S. 7C(1) amended by are not registered. Nos 44/2015 s. 3, 2/2018 1200 penalty units or 10 years s. 7(1). imprisonment. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if, in respect of any S. 7C(2) amended by one of the 2 firearms, the person has given a Nos 44/2015 s. 3, 2/2018 notice to the Chief Commissioner under s. 7(2). section 115. S. 7C(3) (3) A person who is convicted or found guilty of an amended by offence against subsection (1) is not liable to be No. 12/2012 s. 9. convicted or found guilty of an offence against section 5(1), section 6A(1), (2) or (3) or section 7B(1) or (2) in respect of possession of the same firearms at the same time. S. 8 8 Offence to acquire, dispose of possess or carry amended by cartridge ammunition for collections No. 22/1998 s. 43(Sch. A person must not acquire, dispose of, possess or item 1). carry cartridge ammunition for the purposes of collecting cartridge ammunition unless that person does so under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Part. 60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment. S. 8A 8A Proof of registration of firearm inserted by No. 52/2010 In any proceedings for an offence under this Act, s. 4. evidence that— (a) a firearm does not have a serial number; or
For a second or subsequent offence, 2100 penalty units or 17 years imprisonment. S. 7C inserted by No. 28/2003 s. 8. 7C Possession of a traffickable quantity of unregistered firearms S. 7C(1) amended by Nos 44/2015 s. 3, 2/2018 s. 7(1). (1) A person must not possess 2 or more firearms that are not registered. 1200 penalty units or 10 years imprisonment. S. 7C(2) amended by Nos 44/2015 s. 3, 2/2018 s. 7(2). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if, in respect of any one of the 2 firearms, the person has given a notice to the Chief Commissioner under section 115. S. 7C(3) amended by No. 12/2012 s. 9. (3) A person who is convicted or found guilty of an offence against subsection (1) is not liable to be convicted or found guilty of an offence against section 5(1), section 6A(1), (2) or (3) or section 7B(1) or (2) in respect of possession of the same firearms at the same time. S. 8 amended by No. 22/1998 s. 43(Sch. item 1). 8 Offence to acquire, dispose of possess or carry cartridge ammunition for collections A person must not acquire, dispose of, possess or carry cartridge ammunition for the purposes of collecting cartridge ammunition unless that person does so under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Part. 60 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment. S. 8A inserted by No. 52/2010 s. 4. 8A Proof of registration of firearm In any proceedings for an offence under this Act, evidence that— (a) a firearm does not have a serial number; or
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