Malaysia legislation
Section 6
Section 6
(2)
Notwithstanding section 3—
(a)
a licensed dealer or licensed repairer or any servant thereof acting in the course of his employment, may without holding an arms licence or arms permit have in his possession, custody or control, or carry or use arms or ammunition, in the ordinary course of business as that dealer or repairer, and in accordance with the terms of that dealer’s or repairer’s licence;
(b)
a licensed manufacturer or any servant thereof acting in the course of his employment, may without holding an arms licence or arms permit have in his possession, custody or control, or carry or use arms or ammunition manufactured under the licence, in the ordinary course of business as that
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manufacturer, and in accordance with the terms of that manufacturer’s licence;
(c)
a person lawfully carrying on the business of an auctioneer or carrier or a servant of such a person acting in the course of his employment, may without holding an arms licence or arms permit have in his possession, custody or control, or convey or carry in the ordinary course of that business arms and ammunition provided that—
(i)
the auctioneer or carrier has obtained permission in writing from a Chief Police Officer to sell by auction or to convey arms and ammunition; and
(ii)
the auctioneer, carrier or servant complies with all conditions and observes all restrictions subject to which the permission is stated in writing to be granted;
(d)
a person licensed to import or export arms or ammunition or any servant or agent of the person may, without holding an arms licence or arms permit, have in his possession, custody or control, or carry and convey any arms or ammunition authorized to be imported or exported under the licence in such manner as may be reasonably required for the purpose of effecting the import or export;
(e)
any member of the armed forces, any police officer or other person engaged in performing police duties in accordance with any written law, may in the course of his duty as such without holding an arms licence or arms permit have in his possession, custody or control, or carry or use arms or ammunition;
(f)
a member of the crew of, or a passenger in any vessel or aircraft may, without holding an arms licence or arms permit, have in his possession, custody or control, or carry or use arms and ammunition which are part of the ordinary armament or equipment of the vessel or aircraft, or which are in or upon the vessel or aircraft and required for the services thereof;
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(g)
a person may, without holding an arms licence or arms permit, carry or use—
(i)
a miniature rifle not exceeding .22 calibre and ammunition therefor at a miniature rifle range or shooting gallery, if the rifle or ammunition is provided for his use by the owner or manager of the range or gallery, and if the range or gallery is conducted with the permission in writing of, and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by, the
Chief Police Officer of the State in which it is situated;
(ii)
arms and blank ammunition at a theatrical performance or rehearsal thereof or at an athletic meeting in which he is taking part, if the permission in writing of the
Chief Police Officer of the State in which the performance, rehearsal or meeting is taking place has been obtained to the use of the arms or ammunition in the course of the performance, rehearsal or meeting.
(3)
A person shall not be deemed to have contravened section 3 by reason only of the fact that during the month of July in any year he has in his possession, custody or control or is carrying or using any arms or ammunition in respect of which no licence or permit is in force, if the person had the arms or ammunition in his possession or was authorized to carry and use the arms or ammunition on 30 June of the same year under an arms licence or arms permit in that behalf.
Loss or destruction of, or obliteration, etc., of marks on, arms and ammunition