Arms and Explosives Act 1913 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Miscellaneous Provisions
42. Forfeitures
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with regard to which any offence has been committed under this Act or any permit granted thereunder; or
in respect of which a breach has been committed of any of the restrictions or conditions subject to or upon which any licence has been issued,may be seized by any police officer and, together with the receptacles containing them, must be forfeited to the Government on application made by the Licensing Officer.
All guns, arms, naval or military stores and war material of any kind which are found without an apparent owner may be seized by any police officer, and if, after such notice given as to a Magistrate’s Court seems fit, no owner appears, they must be forfeited to the Government.
arms
“arms” means —(a)firearms, air-guns, air-pistols, stun guns, electronic dart guns, automatic guns, automatic pistols, guns or any other kind of gun from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged or noxious fumes or noxious substance can be emitted, and any component part of any such arms;(b)bayonets, swords, daggers, spears and spearheads; and(c)such weapon, accessory, or other article or thing, as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify to be arms for the purposes of this Act or any part thereof;