Weapons Act
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| Part 1 General provisions | |
| Section 1 | Purpose of the Act, definitions |
| Section 2 | Handling weapons or ammunition; list of weapons |
| Section 3 | Handling of weapons or ammunition by children and young people |
| Part 2 Handling weapons and ammunition | |
| Chapter 1 General requirements for weapons and ammunition licences | |
| Section 4 | Requirements for a licence |
| Section 5 | Reliability |
| Section 6 | Personal aptitude |
| Section 7 | Specialized knowledge |
| Section 8 | Need; general principles |
| Section 9 | Restrictions, additional conditions and orders |
| Chapter 2 Specific types of weapons or ammunition licences; exemptions | |
| Section 10 | Licences to acquire, possess, carry and shoot weapons |
| Section 11 | Acquisition and possession of guns or ammunition with regard to another European Union Member State |
| Section 12 | Exemptions from licensing requirements |
| Chapter
3 Special licences for specific groups of people | |
| Section 13 | Acquisition and possession of guns or ammunition by hunters; carrying and firing guns for the purpose of hunting |
| Section 14 | Acquisition and possession of guns and ammunition by marksmen |
| Section 15 | Shooting associations, shooting clubs |
| Section 15a | Sporting regulations |
| Section 15b | Advisory committee on shooting |
| Section 16 | Acquisition and possession of guns or ammunition by traditional marksmen; carrying and firing guns in order to maintain a tradition |
| Section 17 | Acquisition and possession of guns or ammunition by weapons or ammunition collectors |
| Section 18 | Acquisition and possession of guns or ammunition by weapons or ammunition experts |
| Section 19 | Acquisition and possession of guns or ammunition and carrying of guns by persons in danger |
| Section 20 | Acquisition and possession of guns by way of inheritance |
| Chapter 4 Special licences for weapon manufacturers, weapon dealers, shooting ranges and security firms | |
| Section 21 | Commercial manufacture of and trade in weapons |
| Section 21a | Agent´s licence |
| Section 22 | Specialized knowledge |
| Section 23 | Weapons registers |
| Section 24 | Marking requirements, marking notification requirements |
| Section 25 | Authorization and orders |
| Section 26 | Non-commercial manufacture of weapons |
| Section 27 | Shooting ranges, shooting by minors on shooting ranges |
| Section 28 | Acquisition, possession and carrying of guns or ammunition by security operators and their personnel |
| Chapter 5 Transferring weapons or ammunition into, through or out of the territory governed by the Act | |
| Section 29 | Transferring weapons or ammunition into the territory governed by this Act |
| Section 30 | Transferring weapons or ammunition through the territory governed by this Act |
| Section 31 | Transferring weapons or ammunition from the territory governed by this Act into other European Union Member States |
| Section 32 | Taking weapons or ammunition into, through or out of the territory governed by the Act |
| Section 33 | Obligation
to register weapons or ammunition to be transferred or taken into or through the territory governed by this Act and obligation to provide evidence of authorization |
| Chapter 6 Duty to exercise proper care; reporting and notification requirements | |
| Section 34 | Handing over weapons or ammunition; examining the right of acquisition; reporting requirements |
| Section 35 | Advertising, information requirements, trade bans |
| Section 36 | Storing weapons or ammunition |
| Section 37 | Notification requirements |
| Section 38 | Duty to carry official documents |
| Section 39 | Obligation to provide information and present weapons; searches |
| Chapter 7 Bans | |
| Section 40 | Banned weapons |
| Section 41 | Specific weapon bans |
| Section 42 | Ban on carrying weapons at public events |
| Section 42a | Ban on carrying fake guns and certain portable objects |
| Part
3 Miscellaneous provisions | |
| Section 43 | Collecting and transmitting personal data |
| Section 43a | National weapons register |
| Section 44 | Transmission to and from registration authorities |
| Section 44a | Official records retention requirements |
| Section 45 | Withdrawal and revocation |
| Section 46 | Further measures |
| Section 47 | Ordinances to fulfil international agreements or to approximate to Community law |
| Section 48 | Material jurisdiction |
| Section 49 | Local jurisdiction |
| Section 50 | Costs |
| Part 4 Punishment and fines | |
| Section 51 | Criminal offences |
| Section 52 | Criminal offences |
| Section 52a | Criminal offences |
| Section 53 | Fines |
| Section 54 | Seizure and extended forfeiture |
| Part 5 Exemptions from the application of the Act | |
| Section 55 | Exemptions for supreme federal and Land authorities, the Bundeswehr, police and customs administration, authorized officials in serious danger and employees of other countries |
| Section 56 | Special provisions applicable to state and other visitors |
| Section 57 | Weapons of war |
| Part 6 Transitional provisions, administrative provisions | |
| Section 58 | Old stock |
| Section 59 | Administrative provisions |
| Annex 1 | Definitions |
| Part 1: Technical definitions of weapons and ammunition, classification of objects | |
| Chapter 1: Guns | |
| Chapter 2: Portable items | |
| Chapter 3: Ammunition and projectiles | |
| Part 2: Definitions for the purpose of weapons legislation | |
| Part 3: Classification of firearms or ammunition in categories A - D in accordance with the Weapons Directive | |
| Annex 2 | List of weapons |
| Part 1: Banned weapons | |
| Part 2: Weapons requiring a licence | |
| Chapter 1: Licence requirement | |
| Chapter 2: Forms of handling not requiring a licence | |
| Chapter 3: Less stringent licensing requirements | |
| Part 3: Weapons exempted from all or part of the law | |
| Chapter 1: Weapons exempted from the law, with the exception of Section 2 (1) and Section 41 | |
| Chapter 2: Weapons exempted from the law with the exception of Section 42a | |