FIRE ARMS ACT

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1.       Short title.

2.       Interpretation

Part II: Licensing

3.       Prohibited firearms.

4.       Personal firearms.

5.       Muzzle-loading firearms may be prohibited except under licence.

6.       Muzzle-loading firearms prohibited in Lagos except under licence.

7.       Licences and permits not granted as of right.

8.       Safe custody of firearms.

9.       Ammunition.

Part III: Sale and Transfer

10.     Prohibition on dealing in arms or ammunition except by registered dealer.

11.     Registered dealers’ armouries.

12.     Sale only to person holding licence.

13.     Stamping of all firearms sold.

Part IV: Public Armouries

14.     Establishment of public armouries.

15.     Deposit in and withdrawal from public armoury.

16.     Disposal in certain cases of deposited arms or ammunition.

17.     Damage or loss.

Part V: Import and Export

18.     Import and export through prescribed ports.

19.     Import and export of prohibited firearms and ammunition.

20.     Restriction on import of personal firearms and ammunition.

21.     Import by post prohibited.

22.     Restrictions on export of firearms and ammunition.

Part VI: Manufacture and Repair of Arms

23.     Manufacture prohibited.

24.     Permits for repair of personal firearms.

25.     Permits for repair of muzzle-loading firearms.

26.     Dealer may repair.

27.     Shortening of smooth-bore firearms prohibited.

Part VII: Enforcement of Act 

28.     Penalties.

29.     Production of licence.

30.     Time for compliance.

31.     Power to break open container.

32.     Protection of public officers.

Part VIII: Regulations and Other Powers

33.     Power to make regulations.

34.     Power to amend Schedule.

35.     Delegation.

36.     President may prohibit possession or dealing.

37.     Seizure of unclaimed arms and ammunition.

Part IX: Savings and Repeal

38.     Exemption from necessity for firearms licence.

39.     Armed forces and police.

40.     Repeal.

41.     Transitional.

Schedule

Part I: Prohibited firearms

Part II: Personal firearms  Part III: Muzzle-Loading firearms

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FIREARMS ACT

An Act to make provision for regulating the possession of and dealing in firearms and ammunition including muzzle-loading firearms, and for matters ancillary thereto.

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[Commencement]                                  [1st day of February 1959]        

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PART I: INTRODUCTORY

1.  This Act may be cited as the Firearms Act.

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