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39.—(1) This Article applies where in Northern Ireland a firearm or ammunition is sold, let on hire, lent or given by any person (“the transferor”) to another person (“the transferee”) who is neither the holder of a firearms dealer’s certificate nor a person who is entitled to purchase or acquire the firearm or ammunition without a firearm certificate or a visitor’s firearm permit.
(2) Where this Article applies—
(a)the transferee must produce to the transferor the certificate or permit entitling him to purchase or acquire the firearm or ammunition being transferred;
(b)the transferor must comply with any instructions contained in the certificate or permit produced by the transferee;
(c)the transferor must hand the firearm or ammunition to the transferee, and the transferee must receive it, in person.
(3) A person who fails to comply with paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
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