23.—(1) The Licensing Officer may, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Police or his deputy, order the destruction or sale of any arms forfeited under the Act.
(2) All moneys derived from the sale of such forfeited arms shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
Register of forfeited arms
24. The Licensing Officer shall keep a register, in such form as he thinks fit, of all arms forfeited under the Act which shall specify —
(a)
the date of forfeiture;
(b)
the reason for forfeiture;
(c)
the manner of disposal;
(d)
the date of disposal;
(e)
the amount realised by sale (if sold); and
(f)
the date of payment into the Consolidated Fund.
Furnishing of information
25.—(1) No person shall, in relation to any application under these Rules, knowingly or recklessly —
(a)
make a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(b)
give the Licensing Officer any document containing information that is false or misleading in a material particular without —
(i)
indicating to the Licensing Officer that the document is false or misleading and the respect in which the document is false or misleading; and
(ii)
providing correct information to the Licensing Officer if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information.
(2) Any person who contravenes this rule shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
Fees
26.—(1) The fees payable for licences under these Rules shall be as follows:
(a)
For a licence to possess a firearm
$440 for 2 years or part thereof;
(b)
For a licence to possess an air gun or pistol or any arms that can propel, or is designed to propel, a projectile by means other than an explosive
$220 for 2 years or part thereof;
(c)
For a licence to possess a shotgun, rifle, revolver or pistol for sport or target shooting by a member of a shooting club which has been duly registered or exempted from registration
$220 for 2 years or part thereof;
(d)
For a licence to purchase arms
$22 per licence;
(e)
For a licence to import or export arms
$22 per licence;
(f)
For a licence to manufacture or deal in arms
$550 for 2 years or part thereof;
(g)
For a licence to deal only in bayonets, swords, daggers, spears and spear-heads
$405 for 2 years or part thereof;
(h)
For a licence to repair arms
$405 for 2 years or part thereof; and
(i)
For a duplicate of any licence lost or destroyed
$11.
[S 494/2010 wef 13/09/2010]
(2) Where a licence under rule 4(1) is issued in respect of a class or category of arms, the fee payable shall be that payable in respect of an arm of that class or category.
(3) The Permanent Secretary may in his discretion remit wholly or in part any fees paid or payable under this rule.
Saving and transitional provisions
27. Notwithstanding the revocation of the Arms and Explosives (Arms) Rules (R 1, 1990 Ed.), any licence issued under the revoked Rules in force immediately before 14th July 2006 shall, unless revoked, suspended or cancelled, and in so far as it is not inconsistent with these Rules —
(a)
continue and be deemed to be a licence under these Rules;
(b)
be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the licence; and
(c)
expire on, and be renewable before, the date it would have expired if these Rules had not been enacted.