Firearms License Act of 1927 (18 Geo v No. 21) (Qld)

FIRE-FIREARMS. 18 GEO. v. No. 21, 19z7. Firearm8 Licen8e Act. 11927 of any matter or thing necessary or expedient to give effect ~ o this Act, providing for and supplying such omission or insufficiency. (2.) The regulations may fix a penalty, not exceed- ing in any case twenty-five pounds, for any breach thereof. All such regulations shall be published in the Gazette, and thereupon shall be of the same effect as if they were contained in thi"l Act, and shall be judicially . noticed, and shall not be questioned in any proceeding whatever. . (3.) Copies· of such regulations shall be laid before Parliament within fourteen sitting days after such publication, if Parliament is in session, and if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next session. 30. The *" Careless Use of Fire Prevention Act" of Repeal• . 1865 is hereby repealed. FIREARMS. An Act to Regulate the Sale and Use of Firearms, 18NGo.eo2. 1V. . to Amend" The Firearms Act of 1905," and THE for other purposes. FIREARMS LWENSEAcT OF 1927. [ASSENTED TO 7TH J ANUARY, 1928.] ·B E it enfcted by the King's l\:Iost Excellent Majesty, _ by a d with the advice and conse:pt of the Legis:- latiye Asse bly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- I. (1.) This Act may be cited as "The Firearms Short title L ~ · cense A c t f o 192 . 7" amnedneeoe mme· n t . (2.) T ·s Act shall commence on a day to be appointed y the Governor in Council and notified by Proclamati n published in the Gazette, which date is hereinafter referred to as the commencement of this Act. * 29 Vie. No. 9, supra, page 758.

11928 FIREARMS. Pireanns License Act. 18 GEO. V. No. 21,. Definitions. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates~ the following terms have the meanings set against them respectively, that is to say;- Certificate-of registration; Certificate. "Certificate of registration" or "Certificate"-A certificate of registration granted under this Act; Dealer. "Dealer"-A person' who by way of trade or business manufactures, sells, or repairs fire- arms, or exposes or has in his possession firearms for sale or repair;. Firearm. " Firearm" means and includes any lethal weapon from which any shot, bullet, or other missile can be discharged, and of which the length of barrel, not including any revolving detach- able or magazine breech, does not exceed nine inches, but does not include a toy firearm or an antique firearm which is kept or sold as a curiosity or ornament ; License. Minister. Person. FresCI'ibed. Public place. The term may also be extended from time to time by the Governor in Council, by Order in Council published in the Gazette, to mean and include all or any of the firearms as defined in section 2A of *"The Firearms Act of 1905" as inserted in such lastmentioned Act by section twenty-two of this Act; " License"-A license granted under this Act; " Minister"-The Home Secretary or other Minister of the Crown for the time being administering the Home Department; " Person" includes a corporation or joint stock company or firm registered under the laws rela~ ing to the registration of firms; " Prescribed"-- Prescribed by this Act; • "Public place" includes every road, and also every place of public resort open to or used by the public as of right: the term also includes- (a) Any vessel, vehicle, building, room, licensed premises, field, ground, park, reserye, garden, wharf, pier, jetty, platform, market, passage, or other place for the time being used for a public purpose or open to a-:cess * 5 Edw. VII. No. 29, supra, page 173.

FIREARMS. 11929 ]927. F1:rearms License Act. by the public, whether on payment or otherwise, or open to access by the public by the express or tacit consent or sufferance of the owner, and whether the same is or is not at all times so open; and (b) Any place declared by the Governor in Council, by Order in Council, to be a public place for the purposes of this Act; " Sale" includes barter and exchange: the terms Sale, &c. "sell," or "sold," or other derivatives, have corresponding meanings; "This Act"-This Act and all Proclamations, This Act. Orders in Council, and regulations made thereunder. • purc h 3 a . se (1 , .) usSeu, bjceacrtryt,o orthi 1 slavAectl . , n a h I ' pSerpsoosnseSsShI . Oalnl annoyt Lupsuiicrnecgnh,saes. mfogr > firearm unless he holds a license issued under this Act carrying, or and in force at the time. ~ oJ: : : : ~ (2.) A separate license shall be taken out in ~ eparate respect of each such firearm, and such license shall license. not be transferable. (3.) Subject to this Act, any person who has Offences. in his possession any firearm, without holding a license for such firearm, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than ten pounds and not mo:e than fifty pounds: Provided that where any person who is convicted by the court of any offence under this subsection has been previously convicted of an indictable offence and has served a sentence of imprisonment in respect of such indictable offence, the court before whom such person is convicted of any such offence under this subsection shall sentence such person to a term of imprisonment for a term of not less than one month and not exceeding six months, without extending to such person any option of the payment of any penalty in lieu of such term of imprisonment, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. (4.) Any person who uses or carries any firearm Further without holding a license for such firearm shall, if offences. such offence be committed after the hour of seven o'clock in the morning and before the hour of seven o'clock in the evening, be liable to a penalty of not less than twenty pounds and not more than one hundred pounds,

11930 FIREARMS. Firearms Li·cense Act. 18 GEO. V. No. 21, and shall, if the offence be committed after the hour of seven in the evening and before the hour of seven in the morning, be liable in addition to the said penalty to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months: Provided that where any person who is convicted by the court of any offence under this subsection has been previously convicted of an indictable offence and has served a sentence of imprisonment in respect of such indictable offence, the court before whom such person is convicted shall, in additjon to any penalty it may impose, sentence such person to a term of imprisonment for a term of not less than tluee months and not exceed- ing nine months, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. ExemptIOns. (5.) .This section shall not apply to·- (i.) Any person in the naval, military, prison, or air service of His Majesty, or in the police force, or to a member of a rifle club, in respect of his possession of any firearm prescribed for the use of such service, force, or club, or used or carried in the performance of his duty or when engaged in or proceeding to or from drill or target practice; or (ii.) Any dealer registered under this Act or his servant who has in his possession or carries a firearm in the ordinary course of the trade or business of a dealer, or who uses a firearm by way of testing or regulating its strength or quality in a place specially set apart for such purpose; or (iii.) Any person who uses a firearm in respect of which a license is held by the owner for the purpose of shooting at a shooting gallery which is under the personal supervision of a responsible person in charge thereof; or (iv.) Such other cases as the Governor in Council may from time to time, by Order in Council published in the Gazette, determine. Application 4. (1.) Subject to this Act, every person having ~ ~ rli~ ~ ~ s! ~ ~ ue in his possession a firearm at the commencement of this Act, and every person who after the commencement of this Act desires to purchase, use, carry, or have in his possession a firearm, shall apply for a license.

FIREARMS. 11931 1927. Firearms License .Act. (2.) Applications for licenses under this Act, or To be.made for the renewal of such licenses, shall be made to the to polIce. officer of police in charge of the police station in or nearest to the place where the applicant usually resides. Such officer of police shall thereupon make careful inquiry and report to the Minister whether in his opinion the applicant is a person who has good reason for requiring the license applied for and may be permitted to have in his possession or under his control, and to use and carry, a firearm without any danger to the public safety or to the peace. (3.) On receipt of such report the Minister may, in P?~er of to his absolute discretion, grant or refuse any such : ; ~ ~ ~ t~ ~ application. ~efuse hcense. (4. ) No license shall be issued to a person under Person the age of eighteen years. euingdheteren years of age. (5.) Where the firearm in respect of which a license Banks and is required is to be purchased, used, carried, or .kept fin~ ~ ci: l by the proprietor, manager, or other employee of any ~ ~dl u iOns bank, financial institution, or business for the sole busine£ses. purpose of protecting property of or in the possession of such bank, institution, or business, or during the conveyance of property to or from such premises, the license may be issued in the name of the proprietor, manager, or other employee of such bank, institution, or business, and the firearm in respect of which such license is issued may be purchased, used, carried, or kept by any other employee of such bank, institution, or business, for such purpose, notwithstanding that the name of such other employee does not appear on the license. (6.) The fee payable upon the issue of any firearm ['"oes. license and upon each renewal thereof shall be such sum as may be prescribed. (7.) Any applicant aggrieved by a refusal of an ApPJal if officer in charge of a police station to recommend the ~ ~ l~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ n­ issue of any such license may appeal from such refusalapplicft'ion to the court of petty sessions in or nearest to the place rsinsed. where the applicant resideR, and the recommendation of such court shall be conveyed to the Minister, whose decision shall be final and binding and without appeal.

11932 FIREARl\IS. Pirearm.s License Act. 18 GEO.V. No. 21, ---------.------------- - - - Duration of (8.) A license shall, unless previously revoked, licenses. continue in force until the thirty-first day of December following the date of the issue thereof, but. may be renewed for a further period expiring on the thirty-first day of December next following the date upon which the license is renewed, and so from time to time, and the provisions of this Act with respect to the issue of a license shall apply to the renewal of a license: Provided that notice in the prescribed form shall be forwarded by an applicant for a renewal of such license to the officer in charge of the police station in or nearest to the place where such applicant usually resides, within three months of the thirty-first day of December preceding the year for which such renewal is applied for. Revocation (9.) Any license issued under this Act may, in the , of licenses. absolute discretion of the Home Secretary, be revoked on receipt by him of a report in writing signed by the officer in charge of the police station in or nearest to the place where the holder of the license usually resides, intimating that he is satisfied that the holder thereof is prohibited by this Act from holding a license or is a person of unsound mind or of intemperate habits or is othenvise unfitted to be entrusted with a firearm: Provided that the holder of such license may appeal against such report to the Home Secretary, whose decision in the matter shall be final and conclusive and without appeal. Inspection (10.) A record of all licenses and certificates issued olifcelinssteosf and under this Act, and any other, records as may be <'ertificatEs. prescribed, shall be kept at the Home Secretary's Department and shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times upon payment of the fee (if any) prescribed. Sale or hire '5. (1.) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell by of firearms. retail or by auction or by private sale or to let on hire a firearm, or for a pawnbroker to part with the possession of a firearm pledged with him, upon redemption of the pledge, to any person unless at the time of the sale, hire, or redemption such person either produces a license or gives reasonable proof that he is a person entitled to usc or carry or have in his possession a firearm without a license by virtue of subsection five of section three of this Act or that he, boing over the age of eighteen

FIREARMS. 11933 ID27. Firearms License Act. years, is about to proceed abroad for a period of .not less than six months and produces a statement to that effect, signed by himself and by a police officer of the district vvithin which he resides of a rank not lower than that of inspector or by himself and by a justice of the peace. Subject to this Act, in no case under this subsection shall any person sell or let on hire 11 firearm, or, being .a pawnbroker, part \\ ith the possession of a firearm pledged with him ufon redemption of the pledge, to any person under the age ()f eighteen years. (2.) Every person who sells by retail or hy auction, Ent~ y of sale ,or by private sale, or lets on hire a £rearm, or, being or lure. a pawnbroker, parts with the possession of a firearm pledged with him upon redemption of the pledge, shall before delivery make or cause to be made an entry in .a book to be kept for that purpose, or on such form as may be prescribed, specifying the description of the firearm sold, let on hire, or redeemed, the date of such sale, hire, or redemption, the name and .address of the purchaser, hirer, or person redeeming the firearm, the date of such license produced by the pur,,:;haser, hirer, or SUCr) person, or the circumstances -exempting such purchaser, hirer, or person from having such license, or any further particulars as may be prescribed. Such person sh8011 at all times permit any officer of police to inspect and make copies of entries in the book so kept by him 80S aforesaid. (3.) Any person who- Penalty, (a) Contravenes any of the foregoing provisions of this section; or (b) On the sale, hire, or redemption of a firearm knowingly makes or causes to be made any false entry or statement as to any matter concerning which he is required by this section to make an entry or statement; shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of not less than ten pounds and not more than fifty pounds. 6. Before any dealer purchases from any person Dealer or any firearm, or I ' n h t e case 0 f a pawn b ro k er, b e f ore any tpoawdenmbraonkder pawnbroker receives from any person any firearm by pro~ iuction way 0 f secuI' ' lty f or a 1oan to sue1 1 person, sueh dea1er or soaflleIcoernse on pawnbroker shall demand from such person the ~ledge of produe t 1 ' 011 01 C h' IS ll' Ccnse I,n respec t 0 £ such . fi rearm. fIrearm.

11934 FIREARMS. Firearms License Act. 18 GEO. V. .0Jo. 21, Such dealer or pawnbroker shall, before making such purchase or receiving such firearm by way of loan, make or cause to be made an entry in a book to be kept for that purpose, specifying the description of the firearm sold or received by him by way of security, the name and address of the person from whom such firearm was purchased or received, the date of such license produced by such person, or any further particulars as may be prescribed. Any dealer or pawnbroker who contravenes th~ provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty of not less than ten pounds and not exceeding fifty pounds. Registration 7. (1.) Any person who carries on the trade or of dealms. business of a dealer, unless he shall first have obtained a certificate of registration, shall be liable on summary conviction for a first offence to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds, and for a second or subsequent offence to a penalty of not less than twenty pounds nor more than one hundred pounds. Application (2.) An application for such certificate shall be made to be ma~ e in the prescribed form to the officer of police in charge to the pohee. of the police station in or nearest to the place where' the applicant carries on the trade or business of a. dealer. Such officer of police shall thereupon make careful inquiry and report to the Minister whether in his opinion the applicant is a fit and proper person to whom such certificate should be granted Power of On receipt of such report the Minister may, in his. gMrain.nitstoerr to absolute discretion, grant or refuse any such certificate. refuse certificate. Appeal if Any applicant aggrieved by a refusal of an officer ~ ~~ ~ ~~tionof in charge of a police station to recommend the issue of application any such certificate may appeal from such refusal to refused. the court of petty sessions in or nearest to the place where the applicant resides, and the recommendation of such court shall be conveyed to the Minister, whose decision shall be final and binding and without appeal. Fee. The fee payable upon the issue of such certificate of registration shall be such sum as may be prescribed. Such certificate shall be in force until the thirty-first day of December after the date of the issue thereof, and may on application in the prescribed manner be renewed from time to time upon payment of a like fee:

FIREARl\£S. 11935. 1927. Firearms License Act. Provided that notice in the prescribed form shall be forwarded by an applicant for a renewal of such certificate to the officer in charge of the police station in or nearest to the place where the applic~ mt carries on the trade or business of a dealer within three months of the thirty-first day of December preceding the year for which such renewal is applied for. 8. Any member of the police force may demand Deman~ for from an " v person , who at the time of such demand may o p f ro l ~ i u ce c n tl se On be using or carrying any firearm, the production of the . license for so doing, and may also demand from such person his name and address. If such person refuses to produce such license or does not give his name and address or gives a false name or address, he shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. 9. Any member of the police force may search any Search for perwn in any public place whom he suspects of ha ving ar~ seizure in his possession or under his control a firearm in respect 0 rearm. of which such person does not hold a license and who is not exempted from the provisions of this Act, and may, on failure of such person to produce such license, seize and detain such firearm. 10. If a justice is satisfied by information on oath Power to that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that any ~ : : ~ fses firearm is concealed or lodged in any premises or place for firearm. in breach of this Act, he may grant a search warrant authorising any member of the police force named therein to enter at any time, if necessary, by force, and to search any premises or place named in such warrant and every person found therein, and to seize and detain any firearm which he may find on the premises or place or on such person and in respect of WhICh he has reasona,ble grounds for suspecting that there has been or is a breach of this Act. 11. Any person who has a fireanl1 in his possession Precautions and who does not take all reasonable p - recauti . ons to btoy bfireetaakrmen ensure the safe keeping of such fi-rearm shall be lIable to owners. a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. 12. Any person who hinders or obstructs or in any Obstruction way prevents an officer of the police in the execution of of police. his duty under this Act shall be guilty of an offence. G

11936 FIREARjIS. Fir'carms LiceJ/se Act. 18 GEO. V. Xo. 21, l\hxim silencers. 13. Any person who carries or uses in connection with a firearm any contrivance commonly known as or in the nature of a maxim silencer shall be liable to a penalty not· exceeding twenty pounds. Obtaining 14. Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain - icmerptriofipceartely. any license or certificate by fraud or fraudulent means shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds, and the court may order that such license or certificate be cancelled, and such license or certificate shall be cancelled accordingly. sPueenvrde" eonrnteiien who 1 h 5 a . s iAnnhyisppeorsssoenssuionndearnythfeireaagremofshsaelvl ebneteegnuilyteyaorsf years of age. an offence against this Act. Any person under the age of seventeen years who uses or carries any firearm shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. Moreover the court having cognisance of the ca~e may, in lieu of any penalty that may be imposed on such person, deal with such person in the same manner as a convicted child may be dealt with pursuant to the provisions of section twenty-four of *"The State Children Acts, 1911 to 1924," and in such case the provisions of such la~ ) t- mentioned Acts Ehall extend and apply to such per80n, and to all persons, things, and matters concerned. Oeneral penalty. 16. Any person who is guilty of any breach of or contravention of thiR Act shall, if no other penalty is pr8scribed, be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. Proceeding'!. 17. (1.) All proceedings under this Act shall be taken aud all penalties recovered in a summary way under t"The Justices Acts, 1886 to 1924." Notwithstanding anything in any Act to the contrary, when any person is convicted before any justices of any offence under this Aet, the justices slJall no~ reduce the penalty to be imposed in respect of such oi:cLce below any prescribed minimum amount 01 pcnaHy. Forfpiture. (2.) 'Upon conviction of any offender for a breach of this Act, the court may, in addition to any penalty or imprisonment that may. be imposed, order that the firearm or jrcarms concerned be forfeited to His l\Iajesty. -v. *' ~ ("eo. Ko. 11 and rrnend:ng Acts, s111Jra. rH:;es 5(?";() et '''''('(1: 'r 51) Vie. No. 17 and amending Acts, supra, pa;;es 1132 et sc'].

FIREARMS. 11937 1927. Firearms License Act. (3.) Proceedings for an offence against this Act by Pro?eedings .a corporation or company may be taken against any ~ r~ ~ : ! ­ person who is the manager of such corporation Ortions. company, and such person shall be personally liable to such proceedings for such offence. (4.) All fees payable and all penalties recovered Fees and under this Act shall be and are hereby payable to penalt 1 es. Consolidated Revenue. (5.) In any proceedings under or for the purposes -of this Act- (i. ) The averment on behalf of His Majesty in any Avet'roent. information, complaint, pleading, spmmons, or writ, that any article is a firearm, or that any pers,On is an officer duly authorised under or for the purposes of this Act, or that any place or public place is a place or public place within the meaning of this Act, shall be sufficient evidence of the fact; (ii.) Any allegation or averment in any information, Presumption aconmy plpaeirnsto, npledaodeisng,nsoutmmhoolnds'aor.lwicre' intsethoart t ou h rn a lin ~ coeptnesresodn certificate as prescribed, or is not exempted;xempted from the provisions of this Act, ne,ed not be rom Act. proved, and such person shall be deemed not to hold such license or certificate or not to be exempted from the provisions of this Act, as the case may be, until the contrary is proved by the production of the proper license or certificate or otherwise; (iii.) Without in any way limiting the definiti6n Possession of of the term "have in possession" in the firearm. CriminalCode, which definition is hereby applied, any firearm shall also be deemed to be in the possession 'of a person when it is placed in any house, outhouse, yard, garden, or place occupied by him, or has been removed with his knowledge and permission to any other place without a bona fide sale having been made by him; (iv. ) Every entry in any book kept by or belonging Entries in to any person licensed or certificated under this books. Act or found on his premises shall be deemed, . unless the contrary is shown, to have been made by or with the authority of such person;

11938 FIREARMS. Firearms License Act. 18 GEO. V. ~ o. 21, Age of person. (v. ) In cases where the age of any person is material, the court may decide, upon its own view and judgment, whether any person charged or present before it has or has not attained any prescribed age. Eut nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the age of strch person being proved. Reguhtions. 18. (1.) The Governor in Council may from time- to time make regulations providing for all or any purposes, whether general or to meet particular cases, that may be convenient for the administration of this Act, or that may be necessary or expedient to carry out the objects and purposes of this Act, and where there may be in this Act no provision or no sufficient provision in respect. of any matter or thing necessary or· expedient to give effect to this Act, providing for and supplying such omission or insufficiency. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters;- (a) The form and manner of applications for licenses and certificates; (b) The form and manner of licenses and certifi- cates which may be issued under this Act; (c) The form and manner of renewals and revo- cations of licenses and certificates; (d) The form and manner of appeals under this Act; (e) The form and manner in which any book shall be kept by any person under this Act, or any other form and matter which may be pre- scribed or which (where not specially provided for in this Act) may be deemed necessary to give effect to this Act; (j) The time and mode of making and furnishing particulars or returns regarding the sale, purchase, hire, or reiemption of a firearm or otherwise as may be prescribed, and the persons by whom they shall be made; (g) The doing or performance of any other act, matter, or thing necessary to give effect to this Act; (h) Imposing a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds for any breach of such regulations

1927. FIREAR~ 1:S. Pirea,rms License Act. 11939 and for an increase of penalty (including the imposition of a minimum penalty as pre- scribed but not exceeding, in the case of a maximum penalty, a penalty of fifty pounds) for a second or subsequent breach thereof; (i) Generally for carrying this Act into effect. Such regulations may also prescribe authority and power and also any provisions or conditions under which any license or certificate under this Act may be refused, :.Suspended, or revoked at the discretion of the Minister. (2.) Such regulations may be made on the passing -of this Act. 19. Notwithstanding anything in any law to the ~ roclama­ ,contrary, the Governor in Council at any time and from ~~ l~v! ~ up time to time may, if in his opinion the interests of firearms. public safety so warrant, issue a Proclamation demanding that any person who has in his possession any firearm shall, without delay, hindrance, obstruction, claim, or ,objection whatsoever, give immediate and peaceful possession of such firearm to the Minister or to such person authorised by him to demand and take delivery and possession of the same. On the issue of any such Proclamation any such person who has in his possession such firearm shall forthwith, and without any prior demand being made for the delivery by him of such firearm, send or deliver such firearm to any such person authorised in such Proclamation to receive and take delivery of such firearm. Such Proclamation may be issued in re3pect of the whole State or limited to such portion of the State as Tray be defined in such Proclamation. Any such Proclamation may be in relation to a fire- arm as defined by this Act, or may include all or any of the firearms as defined in section 2A of *" Firearms Act of 1905" as inserted in such last-mentioned Act by section twenty-two of this Act. Any person offending against the provisions of this section or against the provisions of any Proclamation issued thereunder shall be liable to a penalty of not less than ten pounds and not exceeding one hundred pounds. * 5 Edw. VII. No. 29, supra, page 173.

11940 FIREARMS. Firearms License Act. 18 GEO. V. No. 21, 1927- Proclama. 20. All Proclamations, Orders in Council, and g~ ~: ~ s in regulations shall be published in the Gazette, and shall CoUl~ ci~ , and take effect from the date of such publication, or from ~ ~ \ ~ atlOllS a later date as may be specified in such Proclamations,. published in Orders in Council or regulations. the Gazette. . ' All Proclamations, Orders in Council, and regula- tions shall be of the same effect as if they were enacted in and formed part, of this Act and shall be judicially noticed, and shall not be questioned in any proceedings. whatsoever. All Proclamations, Orders in Council, and regula- tions shall be laid before Parliament within fourteen sitting days after the publication thereof, if Parliament, is then sitting, or, if not, then within fourteen sitting. days after the commencement of the next session thereof. Any Proclamation or Order in Council may be- revoked or varbd by any subsequent Proclamation or Order in Council. Saving of Criminal Code. 21. Subject to this Act, nothing in this Ad shaU prejudice or limit or in any wise affect the provisions of *"The Crirninal Code." Amendment of t"The Firearrns Act of 1905." 22. After section two of "The Firearrns Act of 1905 " the following section is inserted :- Definition 01 " [2A.] (1.) In this Act the term" firearms" means "Firearms." and includes any portable gun, rifle, pea-rifle, revolver, firearm (as defined by t" The Firearrns License Act of 1927 "), or other barrelled weapon capable of projecting a bullet, shot, or other projectile dangerous to human life, by means of air, gunpowder, or other combustible or explosive substance. Application (2.) Notwithstanding anything in this Act contained, o F f ir"eTarhmes any proceedings tak ~ en or jurisdiction exercised W . It h License respect to any firearm as defined by t" 'Phe Firearrns Act oJ 1927." License Act of 1927," shall be taken or exercised under the provisions of such last-mentioned Act, and the provisions of such last-mentioned Act shall apply and extend accordingly." * 63 Vic. No. 9, Sch., 8upra, page 341. 'I- 5 Edw. VII. No. 29, 8upra, page 173. t 18 Geo. V. No. 21 (this Act).