Executors etc
12 Executors etc
A person is an exempt person for the purposes of an offence of possession of a prohibited weapon under section 21F(1)(b) of this Act if the person has possession of a prohibited weapon in the course of his or her duties—
as the executor, administrator or other representative of—
the estate of a deceased person or a bankrupt; or
a person who is legally incompetent; or
as receiver or liquidator of a body corporate.
A person is an exempt person for the purposes of an offence of sale or supply of a prohibited weapon under section 21F(1)(a) of this Act, if the person sells or supplies a prohibited weapon in the course of his or her duties—
as the executor, administrator or other representative of—
the estate of a deceased person or a bankrupt; or
a person who is legally incompetent; or
as receiver or liquidator of a body corporate, provided that the sale or supply is to a person who is entitled to possession of the weapon under section 21F of this Act.
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