Clause 6

by deleting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) No person shall, unless authorised thereto by licence, and in accordance with the conditions of the licence and such other conditions as may be prescribed —

have in his possession or under his control any gun, arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance;

import any gun, arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance;

export any gun, arms, explosives, naval or military stores, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance; or

manufacture or deal in guns, arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance.(2) Any person who, in contravention of this section —

imports any gun, arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance;

exports any gun, arms, explosives, naval or military stores, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance; or

manufactures or deals in guns, arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years.”;

by deleting the words “arms or poisonous or noxious gas” in the 2nd and 3rd lines and in the 9th and 10th lines of subsection (4) and substituting in each case the words “arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance”;

by deleting “$2,000” in the 4th line of subsection (4) and substituting “$5,000”; and (d)by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(5) Subsection (1)(a) shall not apply to any bayonet, sword, dagger, spear or spearhead in any dwelling-house kept therein as a curio or for ornamental purposes.”.