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#### 138 Amnesty for surrender of firearms and related articles
138 Amnesty for surrender of firearms and related articles
> > (1) A person is exempt from the possession restrictions of the Act in respect of a firearm or related article while in possession of the firearm or related article at a police station or participating dealer, or while proceeding to a police station or participating dealer, for the purposes of surrendering the firearm or related article.
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> > (2), (3) (Repealed)
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> > (4) The surrender of a firearm or related article does not constitute a supply of the firearm or related article.
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> > (5) The Commissioner may publish information and advice about how a person should go about surrendering a firearm or related article.
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> **cl 138:** Am 2018 (352), Sch 1 \[4\]; 2021 (314), Sch 1\[28\] \[29\].