s.15Possession of firearms, ammunition, bullet-proof vests and prohibited devices
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Section 15Part 4 — Possession and use of firearms

Possession of firearms, ammunition, bullet-proof vests and prohibited devices

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Subject to subsection (2), no person shall be in possession of any firearm or ammunition except under and in accordance with the terms of a Firearm User’s (Restricted) Licence.
Subsection (1) shall not apply to —
the holder of any Gunsmith’s Licence in respect of any firearm or ammunition delivered to that holder for the purpose of effecting any repair or lawful alterations thereto;
any person who comes into possession of any firearm or ammunition in the capacity of executor or administrator of the estate of any deceased person or Trustee in Bankruptcy or liquidator of any insolvent person or of any company in liquidation, during the period of thirty days after the day upon which that person came into possession of the firearm or ammunition;
any servant or agent of any of the persons referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) in respect of any firearm or ammunition entrusted to that person for delivery to the owner thereof in accordance with this Act;
any constable or customs officer in respect of that person’s possession of any firearm or ammunition which came into that person’s possession pursuant to this Act during such period as the firearm or ammunition is so retained by that person;
any person in respect of the possession by that person of any firearm or ammunition entrusted to that person by any constable for transportation pursuant to section 9 from any place to any other place during such period, not being longer than is reasonably necessary for the transportation of the firearm or ammunition, as the firearm or ammunition is contained in a sealed packet; or
any person in respect of the possession by that person of any firearm or ammunition delivered to that person in accordance with paragraph (c) of section 37(2), during the period of the absence from the Islands of the owner of the firearm or ammunition and two weeks thereafter, or the departure of such owner from the Islands whichever shall be the shorter.
Subject to subsection (4), no person shall be in possession of a bullet-proof vest except with the prior written approval of the Commissioner.
Subsection (3) shall not apply to —
any person who comes into possession of a bullet-proof vest in the capacity of executor or administrator of the estate of any deceased person or Trustee in Bankruptcy or liquidator of any insolvent person or of any company in liquidation, during the period of thirty days after the day upon which that person came into possession of such bullet-proof vest;
any servant or agent of any of the persons referred to in paragraph (a) in respect of a bullet-proof vest entrusted to that person for delivery to the owner thereof in accordance with this Act; or
any constable or customs officer in respect of that person’s possession of a bullet-proof vest which came into that person’s possession under this Act during such period as such bullet-proof vest is so retained by that person.
A person shall not be in possession of —
a prohibited device except where permitted by this Act; or
a prohibited weapon.
Subject to subsections (6) and (7), a person who contravenes —
subsection (1) commits an offence and, subject to section 39, is liable on conviction to a fine of one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of twenty years, or to both except that where the firearm is a prohibited weapon the person is liable on conviction to the penalty under paragraph (d);
subsection (3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of twenty years, or to both;
subsection (4A)(a) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of ten years, or to both; and
subsection (4A)(b) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of thirty-five years, or to both.
For the purposes of subsection (5)(c), an offence in relation to possession is not committed where the prohibited device is a specified prohibited device that is in the person’s possession in accordance with an Order under section 3(1B).
Where the contravention under subsection (4A)(a) is in respect of a reloader, the person is liable on conviction to a fine of one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of twenty years, or to both.

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