{"id":5491,"date":"2021-07-27T04:10:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T04:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/latest-news\/%e4%bf%ae%e8%a8%82%e8%a6%8f%e4%be%8b-2021%e5%b9%b4%e7%81%ab%e5%99%a8%e5%8f%8a%e5%bd%88%e8%97%a5%e6%a7%8d%e6%a2%b0%e5%ae%a3%e5%b8%83%e4%bf%ae%e8%a8%82%e8%a6%8f%e4%be%8b%e7%94%9f%e6%95%88%e5%89%8d\/"},"modified":"2022-10-21T06:51:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T06:51:08","slug":"amendment-regulation-licensing-arrangement-prior-to-the-commencement-of-the-firearms-and-ammunition-declaration-of-arms-amendment-regulation-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localhost\/en\/latest-news\/amendment-regulation-licensing-arrangement-prior-to-the-commencement-of-the-firearms-and-ammunition-declaration-of-arms-amendment-regulation-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Amendment Regulation – Licensing Arrangement prior to the Commencement of the Firearms and Ammunition (Declaration of Arms) (Amendment) Regulation 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
Firearms and Ammunition (Declaration of Arms) (Amendment) Regulation 2021 (Amendment Regulation) will come into effect on November 1, 2021.\u00a0\u00a0Upon commencement of the Amendment Regulation, specific firearm component parts, i.e. barrel, chamber, cylinder, a frame, body, receiver, a breech block, bolt or other mechanism for containing the pressure of discharge at the rear of a chamber, will be within the definition of \u201carms\u201d under the Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance (Cap. 238).<\/p>\n
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If anyone is in possession of any firearm component part(s) before the Amendment Regulation comes into effect, he\/she is required to submit his\/her application to the Commissioner of Police on or before October 31, 2021.\u00a0\u00a0If anyone wishes to dispose of the firearm component part(s), he\/she may authorise the Commissioner of Police to receive and dispose of the firearm component part(s) or transfer the same to a licensed arms dealer, shooting club or individual.\u00a0\u00a0Details have been uploaded to the webpage of Police Licensing Office:<\/p>\n