PART IV

CONTROL OF TRANSACTIONS

Transfers of firearms and ammunition to be in person
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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.