§ 11 — Unauthorised possession or use of guns, etc.

11.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a)

the person stores or otherwise possesses a gun, a major part of a gun, or a gun accessory at any place; and

(b)

the person is not one of the following:(i)

a person granted a licence to store or possess that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place;

(ii)

a class licensee authorised under a class licence to store or possess that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place;

(iii)

a person exempt from this subsection under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the storage or possession of that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place.

(2) An individual commits an offence if the individual uses a gun when he or she is not one of the following:(a)

a person granted a licence to use that gun;

(b)

a class licensee authorised under a class licence to use that gun;

(c)

a person exempt from this subsection under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the use of that gun.

(3) To avoid doubt, subsection (1)(a) or (2) applies to a person regardless that the gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory concerned was stored or used other than in the course of carrying on a business.

—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a)

the person stores or otherwise possesses a gun, a major part of a gun, or a gun accessory at any place; and

(b)

the person is not one of the following:(i)

a person granted a licence to store or possess that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place;

(ii)

a class licensee authorised under a class licence to store or possess that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place;

(iii)

a person exempt from this subsection under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the storage or possession of that gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory at that place.

(2) An individual commits an offence if the individual uses a gun when he or she is not one of the following:(a)

a person granted a licence to use that gun;

(b)

a class licensee authorised under a class licence to use that gun;

(c)

a person exempt from this subsection under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the use of that gun.

(3) To avoid doubt, subsection (1)(a) or (2) applies to a person regardless that the gun, major part of a gun or gun accessory concerned was stored or used other than in the course of carrying on a business.