Ethiopia. 2020 ‘Article 11: Firearm Serial Numbers (Marking).’ Ethiopia Firearm Administration and Control Proclamation No. 1177/2020; Part 3 (Article 11). Addis Ababa: Ethiopia. 25 March

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Article 11. Firearm Serial Numbers

1. The Supervising Institution shall give consistent serial numbers to firearms which do not have consistent serial numbers and register them;

2. The Supervising Institution shall not give licenses to firearms which do not have a serial number or whose given serial number is partially or totally modified or debased beyond recognition; however, during the transitory period of this proclamation, the Institution shall print serial number and give license to firearm whose identification is illegible;

3. The type and quantity of firearms licensed for sport competition and the number of ammunition shall be adequate to carry out the sport competition .The details shall be determined by a directive to be issued by the Supervising Institution.

4. Any person where, in circumstances other than sub article 2 of this Article, the serial number of a firearm under his possession is illegible, scratched or modified shall immediately inform and handover to the Supervising Institution to have another serial number or replaced with another firearm.

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