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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 51H

Stolen firearms or firearm parts

51H Stolen firearms or firearm parts

(1) A person must not use, supply, acquire or possess a stolen firearm or firearm part or give possession of a stolen firearm or firearm part to another person.
: Maximum penalty--imprisonment for 14 years.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section if the defendant proves that the defendant did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the firearm or firearm part concerned was stolen.
(3) This section applies in relation to a stolen firearm or firearm part whether it was stolen before or after the commencement of this section.



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