Arms and Ammunition Act, 1972 🇬🇭

Ghana 8 Citing Cases

N.R.C.D. 9

Arms and Ammunition Act, 1972

Published in Government Gazette on 1 February 1972
Assented to on 29 January 1972
Commenced on 1 February 1972
[This is the version of this document from 1 February 1972.]

AN ACT to regulate the possession and use of arms and ammunition, the trade in arms and ammunition and to provide for related matters.

Possession and Use of Arms and Ammunitions

1. Registration of arms and ammunition

(1)A person who owns, possesses or controls arms or ammunition shall forthwith apply to register those arms or ammunition at the nearest police station.

(2)Subsection (1) applies to arms and ammunition although a licence, permit or an authorisation has been granted under any other enactment before the commencement of this Act in respect of those arms and ammunition.

(3)A fee is not payable in respect of a permit issued under subsection (3) of section 2, in respect of a period for which there is in force in relation to the arms or ammunition in question a valid licence issue…

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