or more before the commission of the particular offence, is to be disregarded. (4) This Act does not apply to a firearm that was S. 3(4) inserted by manufactured before 1900, if— No. 28/2003 s. 3(2). (a) in the case of any such firearm that is a longarm— (i) it does not take cartridge ammunition; or (ii) if it does take cartridge ammunition, the cartridge ammunition that it takes is not commercially available; or (b) the firearm— S. 3(4)(b) amended by No. 78/2005 (i) is not a handgun of a type that uses s. 3(2), percussion, or methods developed substituted by No. 50/2007 during or after the development of s. 3(3). percussion, as a means of ignition; or (ii) is a single shot antique handgun. 3A Temporary declarations by the Chief Commissioner S. 3A (Heading) for the purposes of certain definitions amended by No. 21/2008 (1) The Chief Commissioner may, for the purposes s. 8. of— S. 3A inserted by (a) paragraph (f) of the definition of category D No. 50/2007 s. 4. or longarm; (b) paragraph (c) of the definition of category E or handgun; (c) paragraph (f) of the definition of category E longarm— in consultation with the Minister, by instrument, declare a firearm or type of firearm to be a category D longarm, a category E handgun or a category E longarm (as the case may be).
or more before the commission of the particular offence, is to be disregarded. S. 3(4) inserted by No. 28/2003 s. 3(2). (4) This Act does not apply to a firearm that was manufactured before 1900, if— (a) in the case of any such firearm that is a longarm— (i) it does not take cartridge ammunition; or (ii) if it does take cartridge ammunition, the cartridge ammunition that it takes is not commercially available; or S. 3(4)(b) amended by No. 78/2005 s. 3(2), substituted by No. 50/2007 s. 3(3). (b) the firearm— (i) is not a handgun of a type that uses percussion, or methods developed during or after the development of percussion, as a means of ignition; or (ii) is a single shot antique handgun. S. 3A (Heading) amended by No. 21/2008 s. 8. S. 3A inserted by No. 50/2007 s. 4. 3A Temporary declarations by the Chief Commissioner for the purposes of certain definitions (1) The Chief Commissioner may, for the purposes of— (a) paragraph (f) of the definition of category D longarm; or (b) paragraph (c) of the definition of category E handgun; or (c) paragraph (f) of the definition of category E longarm— in consultation with the Minister, by instrument, declare a firearm or type of firearm to be a category D longarm, a category E handgun or a category E longarm (as the case may be).
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