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Ch. 30. No. 5.] Firearms and Ammunition.

 

Ordinances

CHAPTER 30. No. 5.
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.

ch.30. No.5. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.

1940.

No. 37 1942,
30-1945.

Commence -
ment.

Interpre-
tation.
Ord.37 19:

[22nd March, 1909.}

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Firearms and
Ammunition Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance--

ammunition means bullets, shots, cartridges or
any article used in the discharge of a rifle or pistol as
herein defined, but does not include gunpowder,
cartridges, percussion caps, small shot or other articles
used in the discharge of smooth-bored guns: Provided
that the Govemor in Council may by proclamation
extend the definition of ammunition herein contained
to include any description of ammunition used in the
discharge of any firearms,

firearm means any Iecthal barrelled weapon of
any description from which any shot, bullet or other
missile can be discharged, and includes any component
part of any such weapon, and any accessory to any
such weapon designed or adapted to diminish the noise
or flash caused by firing the weapon, but does not
include any air gun, air rifle or air pistol, or the com-
ponent parts thereof or accessories thereto, unless
such air gun, air rifle or air pistol is of a type declared
by order of the Governor in Council to be specially
dangerous ;*

 

* G.N.183-1949, All types of air guns, air rifles and air pistols, other than
smooth barrel air guns and air pistols of or below .177 calibre, are specially
dangerous.