Thread: Law Regarding Ownership Of Pinfire Pistols

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Exemptions
(1)
Nothing in section 20 or section 21 makes it an offence for any person to be in possession of—
(a)
any firearm of the kind known as:
(i)
a bolt gun or a stud gun:
(ii)
a humane killer:
(iii)
a tranquilliser gun:
(iv)
a stock marking pistol:
(v)
an underwater spear gun:
(vi)
a flare pistol:
(vii)
a deer net gun:
(viii)
a pistol that is part of rocket or line throwing equipment:
(ix)
a miniature cannon; or
(b)
any antique firearm; or
(c)
any other make, type, or manufacture of firearm exempted from the provisions of section 20 or section 21 by regulations made under this Act.

antique firearm—
(a)
means—
(i)
any firearm that—
(A)
is held in the possession of any person solely as an antique (but not as a copy or replica of an antique); and
(B)
is not designed for firing, and is not capable of firing, rimfire or centrefire cartridge ammunition; or
(ii)
any firearm declared by regulations made under this Act to be an antique firearm for the purposes of this Act; but
(b)
does not include any firearm manufactured after 1899