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Definitions in <strong>Mauritius</strong>’ firearms control legislation Definitions Analytical category SADC Firearms Protocol UN Firearms Protocol National legislation Firearms Article 1 “firearm” means: (a) any portable lethal weapon that expels, or is designed to expel, a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of burning propellant, excluding antique firearms or their replicas that are not subject to authorisation in the respective State Parties; (b) any device which may be readily converted into a weapon referred to in paragraph a); (c) any small arm as defined in this Article; or (d) any light weapon as defined in this Article Article 3 (a) “Firearm” shall mean any portable barrelled weapon that expels, is designed to expel or may be readily converted to expel a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of an explosive, excluding antique firearms or their replicas. Antique firearms and their replicas shall be defined in accordance with domestic law. In no case, however, shall antique firearms include firearms manufactured after 1899; Firearms Act 1940 “firearm” – (a) means any lethal barrelled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged; (b) includes any component part of any such lethal weapon, and any accessory to any such lethal weapon designed or adapted to diminish the noise or flash caused by firing the weapon; (c) includes any air gun, air rifle or air pistol (not being of a type which is prescribed) and every part of such air gun, air rifle or air pistol; (d) does not include- (i) any toy gun or toy pistol from which any shot, bullet or missile discharged by the force of a spring alone; or (ii) any antique firearm kept solely as a curiosity, ornament or trophy, which is not used or carried and for which no ammunition is purchased or acquired; Ammunition Article 1 “ammunition” means the complete cartridge including the cartridge case, unfired primer, propellant, bullets and projectiles that are used in a firearm, provided those components are themselves subject to authorisation in the Article 3 (c) “Ammunition” shall mean the complete round or its components, including cartridge cases, primers, propellant powder, bullets or projectiles, that are used in a firearm, provided that those components are themselves Firearms Act 1940 “ammunition’ means ammunition for any firearm, except ammunition for an air gun, air rifle, or air pistol, and includes the ammunition mentioned in section 9;
12 THE LAW OF THE GUN: AN AUDIT OF FIREARMS CONTROL LEGISLATION Definitions Analytical category SADC Firearms Protocol UN Firearms Protocol National legislation respective State Parties; subject to authorization in the respective State Party; Light weapons / arms of war Article 1 “light weapons” include the following portable weapons designed for use by several persons serving as a crew: heavy machine guns, automatic cannons, howitzers, mortars of less than 100 mm calibre, grenade launchers, anti-tank weapons and launchers, recoilless guns, shoulder fired rockets, antiaircraft weapons and launchers, and air defence weapons. Small arms Article 1 “small arms” include light machine guns, sub-machine guns, including machine pistols, fully automatic rifles and assault rifles and semiautomatic rifles; Other related materials / parts and components Article 1 “other related materials” means any components, parts or replacement parts of a firearm that are essential to the operation of the firearm; Article 3 (b) “Parts and components” shall mean any element or replacement element specifically designed for a firearm and essential to its operation, including a barrel, frame or receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breech block, and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm;
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