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| (1) Any person who, except with lawful authority the proof whereof shall lie on him,-
| | (a) imports or offers to import any offensive weapon into Ceylon; or | | |
| | (b) manufactures, possesses, sells, exposes for sale, supplies, acquires, transports or uses, for any purpose or in any manner whatsoever any offensive weapon; or | | |
| | (c) offers to do any act or thing referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection, | | |
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| (2) For the purposes of this section, any offensive weapon in the control, power or disposition of any person shall be deemed to be in his possession. |
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| (3) For the purposes of this section, the expression " lawful authority ", in relation to any act or thing referred to in subsection (1) which is done or offered to be done by any person in respect of any offensive weapon, means-
| | (a) any such act or thing so done or offered to be done by him in his capacity as a member of the Ceylon Army, the Royal Ceylon Air Force, the Royal Ceylon Navy, or the Ceylon Police Force, and in the course or for the purposes of his duties as such member; or | | |
| | (b) any such act or thing so done or offered to be done by him under and in accordance with-
| | | (i) the provisions of the Explosives Ordinance or any other written law, or |
| (ii) the authority of any instrument by whatsoever name or designation called duly issued or granted to him under such provisions. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts