Unauthorised manufacture of prohibited weapons
25A Unauthorised manufacture of prohibited weapons
A person who manufactures a prohibited weapon is guilty of an offence unless the person is authorised by a permit to manufacture the weapon.
Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 14 years.
A person who manufactures a military-style weapon is guilty of an offence unless the person is authorised by a permit to manufacture the weapon.
Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 20 years.
Without limiting the operation of subsection (1) or (2), this section applies to a person regardless of whether the prohibited weapon concerned was manufactured in the course of carrying on a business.
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