139Amnesty for transfer of firearms and related articles involving participating dealers

#### 139 Amnesty for transfer of firearms and related articles involving participating dealers 139 Amnesty for transfer of firearms and related articles involving participating dealers > > (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 participating dealer, or while proceeding to a participating dealer, for the purposes of supplying the firearm or related article to the participating dealer. > > > > Note. > > > > Supply of a firearm or related article can be by sale, gift or otherwise. > > > (2) A person is exempt from the supply restrictions of the Act in respect of the supply of a firearm or related article to a participating dealer. > > > (3) A participating dealer is exempt from the supply restrictions of the Act in respect of the supply of a surrendered firearm or related article to the holder of a museum firearms permit. > > > (4) The holder of a museum firearms permit is exempt from the requirement in the Act, section 31 for a permit to acquire a surrendered firearm or related article that is supplied to the holder by a participating dealer. > > > (5) In this clause— > > > > museum firearms permit has the same meaning as in clause 59. > > > > surrendered firearm or related article means a firearm or related article surrendered to a participating dealer. > > **cl 139:** Am 2018 (352), Sch 1 \[5\]; 2021 (314), Sch 1\[29\]–\[32\].