Under Section 19(2) of the Arms Act, 1959, if a person fails to produce a licence or show entitlement…
Section 19(2) applies where neither a licence nor lawful entitlement is shown and allows an officer to seek name and address and, "if such officer considers it necessary",…
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Under Section 19(2) of the Arms Act, 1959, if a person fails to produce a licence or show entitlement to carry arms:
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Section 19(2) applies where neither a licence nor lawful entitlement is shown and allows an officer to seek name and address and, "if such officer considers it necessary", seize the arms or ammunition. The section 19 arrest power in subsection(3) has further conditions; other statutory arrest powers are a separate matter.