The proviso to Section 10(1) of the Arms Act, 1959 carves out an exception for persons who:

Proviso (a) to s.10(1) applies to "a person who is entitled by virtue of this Act or any other law ... to have, or is not prohibited ... from having" the arms, who may then carry them in or out "in reasonable quantities for his own private use". Service in the forces, a manufacturer's licence or a foreign permit is not the test.