s.37Custody of firearms
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Section 37Part 7 — Financial and miscellaneous

Custody of firearms

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Whoever comes into possession of any firearm or ammunition in the circumstances specified in paragraph (b) of section 15(2) shall, within thirty days of coming into possession of the firearm or ammunition, unless that person has obtained a Firearm User’s (Restricted) Licence in respect of the firearm or ammunition, within such period deliver the firearm or ammunition to the officer in charge of the Police Station nearest to the place at which that person came into possession of the firearm or ammunition together with a written statement as to the date on which, and the circumstances in which that person came into possession of the firearm or ammunition.
Where any holder of any Firearm User’s (Restricted) Licence is about to leave the Islands for twenty-one days or more and does not desire to take the firearm and the ammunition to which such licence relates, the holder shall, before leaving the Islands, deliver the firearm and the ammunition to the officer in charge of a police station.
Whoever comes into possession of any bullet-proof vest in the circumstances specified in paragraph (a) of section 15(4) shall, within thirty days of coming into possession of such bullet-proof vest, unless that person has obtained the Commissioner’s written approval in respect of such bullet-proof vest, within such period deliver such bullet-proof vest to the officer in charge of the Police Station nearest to the place at which that person came into possession of such bullet-proof vest together with a written statement as to the date on which and the circumstances in which that person came into possession of such bullet-proof vest.
Where a person to whom the Commissioner’s written approval has been granted in respect of a bullet-proof vest is about to leave the Islands and does not desire to take with that person the bullet-proof vest to which the approval relates, that person shall, before leaving the Islands, deliver such bullet-proof vest to the officer in charge of the Police Station nearest to the place at which that person is ordinarily resident.
Whoever contravenes subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for twelve months.
Any firearm, ammunition or bullet-proof vest received at any Police Station under this section shall —
on the production by any person of a Firearm User’s (Restricted) Licence granted to that person in relation to the firearm or ammunition either before or after the date on which the firearm or ammunition was received at such Police Station, be delivered to such person;
on the production by any person of the Commissioner’s written approval granted to that person in relation to such bullet-proof vest either before or after the date on which such bullet-proof vest was received at such Police Station, be delivered to such person; or
if not delivered to any person in accordance with paragraphs (a) or (b) within twelve months of the date on which it was received at such Police Station, be forfeited to the Crown.

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