Section 2
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“ammunition” means ammunition (including blank ammunition) for any arm as hereinafter defined, and includes grenades, bombs and other like missiles, whether capable of use with arms or not, and any ammunition containing, or designed or adapted to contain, any noxious liquid, gas or other thing;
“arm” means any lethal barrelled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged, or which can be adapted for the discharge of any such shot, bullet or other missile, and any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted or which can be adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing, and includes an air gun, air pistol, automatic gun, pistol and any component parts of any such weapon, and any accessory to those
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weapons designed or adapted to diminish the noise or flash caused by firing the weapon;
“arms licence” means a licence granted under section 4;
“arms permit” means a permit to carry and use arms and ammunition granted under section 4;
“Chief Police Officer” includes a Commissioner of Police vested with the control of the Royal Malaysia Police in respect of any area or
State;
“dealer’s licence” means a licence to deal in arms and ammunition granted under section 9;
“imitation arm” means anything which has the appearance or is intended to give the impression of being an arm, whether it is capable of discharging any shot, bullet, missile, noxious liquid, gas or other thing, or not;
“licensed dealer” means a person holding a valid dealer’s licence;
“licensed manufacturer” means a person who holds a valid licence to manufacture arms or ammunition under section 12;
“licensed repairer” means a person licensed only to repair arms and ammunition under section 9;
“manufacture”—
(a)
in relation to arms includes making or assembling an arm;
and
(b)
in relation to ammunition includes making or assembling of ammunition and the loading or reloading of cartridge cases or other ammunition cases but does not include the manufacture of the gunpowder or any other propellants and explosives used for the loading or reloading;
“Officer in Charge of a Police District” and “police officer” shall have the same meanings as in the Police Act 1967 [Act 344];
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“pistol” means any arm of which the length of the barrel measured from the muzzle to the point at which the charge is exploded on firing does not exceed nine inches;
“proper officer of customs” has the same meaning as in the
Customs Act 1967 [Act 235];
“repair” in relation to arms or ammunition includes proving or testing the arms or ammunition;
“repairer’s licence” means a licence to repair arms and ammunition granted under section 9;
“senior police officer” means a police officer of any rank from and including the Inspector General down to and including an Assistant
Superintendent;
“superior police officer” means an Inspector of any grade other than a Sub-Inspector;
“transfer” includes hiring, lending, giving or parting with possession.
(2)
In relation to an area which is administered by a Chief Police
Officer other than the Chief Police Officer of the State within which the area is situate references in this Act to the Chief Police Officer of a State shall be construed as references to the Chief Police Officer administering the area.