Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021 · s 11

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—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a)the person stores or otherwise possesses a gun, a major part of a gun, or a gun accessory at any place; and(b)the person is not one of the following:(i)a person granted a licence to store or possess that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place;(ii)a class licensee authorised under a class licence to store or possess that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place;(iii)a person exempt from this subsection under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the storage or possession of that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place.(2) An individual commits an offence if the individual uses a gun when he or she is not one of the following:(a)a person granted a licence to use that gun;(b)a class licensee authorised under a class licence to use that gun;(c)a person exempt from this subsection under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the use of that gun.(3) To avoid doubt, subsection (1)(a) or (2) applies to a person regardless that the gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory concerned was stored or used other than in the course of carrying on a business.
A person commits an offence if —(a)the person stores or otherwise possesses a gun, a major part of a gun, or a gun accessory at any place; and(b)the person is not one of the following:(i)a person granted a licence to store or possess that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place;(ii)a class licensee authorised under a class licence to store or possess that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place;(iii)a person exempt from this subsection under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the storage or possession of that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place.
An individual commits an offence if the individual uses a gun when he or she is not one of the following:(a)a person granted a licence to use that gun;(b)a class licensee authorised under a class licence to use that gun;(c)a person exempt from this subsection under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the use of that gun.
To avoid doubt, subsection (1)(a) or (2) applies to a person regardless that the gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory concerned was stored or used other than in the course of carrying on a business.

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s 11Unauthorised possession or use of guns, etc.

(1)

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person stores or otherwise possesses a gun, a major part of a gun, or a gun accessory at any place; and

(b)

the person is not one of the following:

(i)

a person granted a licence to store or possess that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place;

(ii)

a class licensee authorised under a class licence to store or possess that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place;

(iii)

a person exempt from this subsection under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the storage or possession of that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place.

(2)

An individual commits an offence if the individual uses a gun when he or she is not one of the following:

(a)

a person granted a licence to use that gun;

(b)

a class licensee authorised under a class licence to use that gun;

(c)

a person exempt from this subsection under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the use of that gun.

(3)

To avoid doubt, subsection (1)(a) or (2) applies to a person regardless that the gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory concerned was stored or used other than in the course of carrying on a business.