sec.62Modifying construction or action of firearms

### sec.62 Modifying construction or action of firearms A person must not, without reasonable excuse— modify the construction or action of a firearm; or possess a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified; or acquire or sell a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified. Maximum penalty—750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment. A person must not, without reasonable excuse, make operable a firearm that is required to be, and has been, made permanently inoperable under this Act. Maximum penalty—750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment. s 62 ins 1996 No. 41 s 13 amd 2003 No. 37 s 35 ; 2011 No. 37 s 16 ; 2026 No. 4 s 70 (sec.62-ssec.1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse— modify the construction or action of a firearm; or possess a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified; or acquire or sell a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified. Maximum penalty—750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment. (sec.62-ssec.2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, make operable a firearm that is required to be, and has been, made permanently inoperable under this Act. Maximum penalty—750 penalty units or 15 years imprisonment. - (a) modify the construction or action of a firearm; or - (b) possess a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified; or - (c) acquire or sell a firearm the construction or action of which has been modified.