Section 7
Offences relating to scheduled weapons
of Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958
ActIn forceProvision 7 of 34
Section 7
(a)
carries or has in his possession or under his control;
(b)
manufactures, sells or hires or offers or exposes for sale or hire; or
(c)
lends or gives to any other person, any scheduled weapon shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than five years and not more than ten years.
(2)
In any prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) the onus of proving the existence of a lawful purpose shall be upon the accused.
(3)
An offence under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a seizable and non-bailable offence.