s 38 Provisions as to shortening arms and converting imitation arms
(1) No person, other than a licensed arms dealer having the prior written consent of the Chief Police Officer of the State in which the dealer carries on business, shall shorten a barrel of any arm. (2) No person shall convert into an arm anything which, prior to the conversion, is so constructed as to be incapable of discharging any missile through the barrel thereof. (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall for each offence, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years, or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit, or to both. (4) Any person who has in his possession an arm which has been shortened without the written consent referred to in subsection (1), or an arm which had been converted, as aforesaid, shall be liable to the penalty provided in subsection (3).