Section 80Part 3 — Offences Against Public Order
Restriction on carrying offensive weapons
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A person who wears or carries any offensive weapon, not being a prohibited weapon, outside that person's own house and premises commits an offence and is liable to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for four years:
Provided that, if the offensive weapon is a firearm, no person shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this section if such person is in possession of a firearm licence and a permit in writing, signed by the Commissioner, giving such person permission to carry such firearm outside that person's house or premises:
Provided further that if the offensive weapon is a knife, no person shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this section if the person shall prove that that person was wearing or carrying such knife outside that person's own house and premises for some lawful purpose for which such knife was necessary.