Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021 · s 30

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—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a)the person manufactures or takes part in the manufacture, or disposes of, any object or thing;(b)the object or thing is a weapon or noxious substance;(c)the person knows that or is reckless as to whether the object or thing is a weapon or noxious substance; and(d)the person is not one of the following:(i)a person granted a licence to manufacture or dispose of the weapon or noxious substance;(ii)a class licensee authorised under a class licence to manufacture or dispose of the weapon or noxious substance; (iii)a person exempt from this section under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the manufacture or disposal of the weapon or noxious substance.(2) A person commits an offence if —(a)the person repairs or takes part in the repair of any object or thing;(b)the object or thing is a weapon;(c)the person knows that or is reckless as to whether the object or thing is a weapon; and(d)the person is not one of the following:(i)a person granted a licence to repair the weapon;(ii)a class licensee authorised under a class licence to repair the weapon; (iii)a person exempt from this section under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the repair of the weapon.(3) To avoid doubt, subsections (1) and (2) apply to a person regardless that the weapon or noxious substance concerned was manufactured, disposed of or repaired other than in the course of carrying on a business.
A person commits an offence if —(a)the person manufactures or takes part in the manufacture, or disposes of, any object or thing;(b)the object or thing is a weapon or noxious substance;(c)the person knows that or is reckless as to whether the object or thing is a weapon or noxious substance; and(d)the person is not one of the following:(i)a person granted a licence to manufacture or dispose of the weapon or noxious substance;(ii)a class licensee authorised under a class licence to manufacture or dispose of the weapon or noxious substance; (iii)a person exempt from this section under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the manufacture or disposal of the weapon or noxious substance.
A person commits an offence if —(a)the person repairs or takes part in the repair of any object or thing;(b)the object or thing is a weapon;(c)the person knows that or is reckless as to whether the object or thing is a weapon; and(d)the person is not one of the following:(i)a person granted a licence to repair the weapon;(ii)a class licensee authorised under a class licence to repair the weapon; (iii)a person exempt from this section under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the repair of the weapon.
To avoid doubt, subsections (1) and (2) apply to a person regardless that the weapon or noxious substance concerned was manufactured, disposed of or repaired other than in the course of carrying on a business.

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s 30Unauthorised manufacture, etc., of weapons

(1)

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person manufactures or takes part in the manufacture, or disposes of, any object or thing;

(b)

the object or thing is a weapon or noxious substance;

(c)

the person knows that or is reckless as to whether the object or thing is a weapon or noxious substance; and

(d)

the person is not one of the following:

(i)

a person granted a licence to manufacture or dispose of the weapon or noxious substance;

(ii)

a class licensee authorised under a class licence to manufacture or dispose of the weapon or noxious substance; (iii)a person exempt from this section under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the manufacture or disposal of the weapon or noxious substance.

(2)

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person repairs or takes part in the repair of any object or thing;

(b)

the object or thing is a weapon;

(c)

the person knows that or is reckless as to whether the object or thing is a weapon; and

(d)

the person is not one of the following:

(i)

a person granted a licence to repair the weapon;

(ii)

a class licensee authorised under a class licence to repair the weapon; (iii)a person exempt from this section under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the repair of the weapon.

(3)

To avoid doubt, subsections (1) and (2) apply to a person regardless that the weapon or noxious substance concerned was manufactured, disposed of or repaired other than in the course of carrying on a business.