Firearms (Amendment)

Firearms (Amendment) AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIRE ARMS ORDINANCE. BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows: – Short title. 1.This Act may be cited as the Firearms (Amendment) Act, No, 8 of 1980. Amendment of section 2 of Chapter 182. 2. Section 2 of the Firearms Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”), is hereby amended by the insertion ,immediately preceding the definition of Government Agent” of the following new definition: ‘” agricultural purpose ” means any purpose relating to (i) the growing of rice, all field crops, spices and condiments, industrial crops, vegetables, fruits, flowers. pasture and fodder; (ii) dairy farming,, livestock rearing and breeding or (iii) plant and fruit nurseries, Amendment of section 12 of the principal enactment. 3. Section 12 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection : – ” (2) Every such licence shall be as near as is material in Form D in Schedule A, and shall bear a stamp of sixty: rupees. “. Amendment of section 17 of the principal enactment. 4. Section 17 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section, and the substitution therefor of the following subsection : ” (2) Every such licence shall be as near as is material in Form H in Schedule A, and shall bear a stamp of sixty rupees. “. Amendment of section 20 of the principal enactment. 5. Section 20 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection : ” (2) Every such licence shall be substantially in form J in Schedule A, and shall in the case of persons already holding a licence as manufacturers under section 17 be free of stamp duty, and in all other cases shall bear a stamp of ten rupees,”. Replacement of section 24 of the principal enactment. 6.Section 24 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following new section substituted therefor : “Stamp Duty on licences. 24. In respect of every licence issued section 23 there shall be levied, on any gun used for any agricultural purpose or any purpose other than an agricultural purpose, as the case may be, an annual duty payable by means of stamps, according to the following scale : for agricultural purpose, for purpose other than agricultural purpose. Rs. Cts. Rs. Cts. (a) for every muzzle loading gun .. 5.00 10.00 (b)for every breech- loading gun .. 10.00 20.00 (c) for every rifle .. 25.00 50.00 (d) for every pistol or revolver ..50.00 100.00″.