Part 2Weapons etc.
Air weapons
31Prohibition on sale or transfer of air weapons except by registered dealers
I21
In subsection (1) of section 3 of the 1968 Act (offence for a person other than a registered firearms dealer to sell etc. a firearm or ammunition by way of trade or business), at the end of paragraph (b) insert
or
c
sells or transfers an air weapon, exposes such a weapon for sale or transfer or has such a weapon in his possession for sale or transfer,
I22
In section 40(2) of that Act (which excludes air weapons
from the requirements to keep a register of transactions), omit the words from “
to firearms
”
to “
therein
”
.
I1I33
In section 57(4) of that Act (interpretation), in the definition of “firearms dealer”, for the words from “manufactures” onwards substitute—
a
manufactures, sells, transfers, repairs, tests or proves firearms or ammunition to which section 1 of this Act applies or shot guns; or
b
sells or transfers air weapons.