Section 33 — Unauthorised acquisition of weapon or noxious substance

(1)A person commits an offence if the person acquires, or takes part in the acquisition of, a weapon or noxious substance from another and the person acquiring —

(a)is not any of the following:

(i)a person granted a licence to possess that weapon or noxious substance;

(ii)a class licensee authorised under a class licence to possess that weapon or noxious substance;

(iii)a person exempt from this section under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to possession of that weapon or noxious substance; or

(b)is doing so in contravention of any condition of the person’s licence or class licence to possess that weapon or noxious substance.

(2)Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(b).

(3)A person commits an offence if the person acquires, or takes part in the acquisition of, a weapon or noxious substance from another (called in this section the supplier) and —

(a)the supplier —

(i)is not any of the following:(A) a person granted a licence to supply that weapon or noxious substance; (B) a class licensee authorised under a class licence to supply that weapon or noxious substance; (C) a person exempt from this section under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the supply of that weapon or noxious substance; or

(ii)is supplying the weapon or noxious substance (as the case may be) in contravention of any condition of the supplier’s licence or class licence to supply that weapon or noxious substance; and

(b)the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the supplier —

(i)is not any of the persons in paragraph (a)(i)(A), (B) or (C); or

(ii)is supplying the weapon or noxious substance in contravention of any condition of the supplier’s licence or class licence to supply that weapon or noxious substance.