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Papua New Guinea. 1978 ‘Exemption to Moratorium.’ Firearms Act (1978); Section 76. Port Moresby: National Parliament. 1 January

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Subject to this section, Sections 5(1)(b), 7, 27 and 61 do not apply --
(a) to a person who is --
(i) a member of the Defence Force; or
(ii) an officer of the Public Service; or
(iii) a member of the Police Force; or
(iv) [79] a member of the Correctional Service,
in respect of his possession of a firearm the property of the State, which is used or carried by him in the performance of his duty as such an officer or member; or
(b) to a person who is a member of a rifle club in respect of his possession of a firearm, the property of the State, which is used or carried by him only for the purpose of engaging in or proceeding to or from drill or rifle or pistol practice; or
(c) to a licenced gun dealer in respect of his possession of an unlicensed firearm in the ordinary course of his trade or business as a gun dealer; or
(d) to a person in respect of his possession of a firearm for the purpose of shooting at a shooting gallery where the shooting gallery is under the personal supervision and in charge of a responsible person of or over the age of 21 years and the firearm is Part of the equipment of the shooting gallery; or
(e) to a common carrier in respect of his possession of a firearm which is not his property and which forms part of a consignment of goods in his possession as a common carrier.

ID: Q665

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