Bermuda Consolidated Legislation

BERMUDA
1964 : 55

ARMAMENTS (CONTROL) ACT 1964

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1 Interpretation

2 Traffic in armaments pro hibited

3 Attempts

4 Forfeiture

5 Savings

[13 April 1964]

[preamble and words of enactment omitted]

Interpretation

1 In this Act—

"armaments" means arms, ammunition and weapons of war of any description and the components of any such arms, am munition and weapons of war;

"traffic" in relation to armaments, includes any dealing in arma ments whether for consideration or otherwise or whether as an agent or principal within or without these Islands;

"manufacture" includes repair or alter.

Traffic in armaments prohibited

2 (1) Save in accordance with the Firearms Act 1973 [title 10 item 5], and the Explosive Substances Act 1974 [title 10 item 13], no person shall import, export, manufacture, store or traffic in any armaments.

(2) Any person who contravenes or attempts to contravene this section commits an offence against this Act:

Punishment on conviction on indictment: imprisonment for 5 years or a fine of $72,000 or both such imprisonment and fine.

Punishment on summary conviction: imprisonment for 12 months or a fine of $720 or both such imprisonment and fine.

Attempts

3 In relation to any contravention or attempted contravention of section 2, any person who aids, abets or assists in any way or connives at such contravention or attempt shall be deemed to have contravened or, as the case may be, attempted to contravene section 2.

Forfeiture

4 (1) Where there has been a contravention of this Act in relation to any armaments, they shall be forfeited to the Government together with any goods which are found packed with them or used in concealing them and all packages in which they are found.

(2) Any armaments forfeited pursuant to this Act may be seized by a police officer or customs officer and shall be disposed of in such manner as the Governor acting in his discretion may direct.

Savings

5 (1) This Act shall not bind the Crown.

(2) Nothing in this Act shall apply or have effect—

(a) in relation to the importation into or the exportation from Bermuda of any armaments by or on behalf of the Government of the United States of America in connec tion solely with the operation or defence of the United States Bases; or

(b) in relation to the possession, repair or use of any arma ments by members of the United States Forces when duly authorized in that behalf by the United States Au thorities.

(3) The cargo and complement of any ship or aircraft lawfully in transit in Bermuda, being the cargo or complement brought into these Islands from a place outside Bermuda and destined for and carried to any place outside Bermuda, shall not be treated as having been imported into or exported from Bermuda for the purposes of this Act unless such cargo or complement is unloaded in these Islands or
has at any time been in the ownership, custody, possession or control of any person in these Islands other than the captain, master or crew of the ship or air craft.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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