Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
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Prohibition or Restriction of Certain Conventional Weapons Act, 2008 (Act No. 18 of 2008)Chapter 2 : Prohibitions or Restrictions, Offences and Penalties10. Surrender of prohibited weapons and forfeiture to State |
| (1) | Any person in possession of any prohibited weapon or component part immediately before the commencement of this Act must, within six months from the date of commencement of this Act, notify a police official of such possession in the prescribed manner. |
| (2) | In the event of any military operational deployment outside the Republic, any person in possession of any prohibited weapon or component part must notify a military police official or any other person designated by the Chief of the South African National Defence Force for this purpose. |
| (3) | The police official must record the notification contemplated in subsection (1) and immediately arrange for the collection of the prohibited weapon or component part. |
| (4) | Any person referred to in subsection (1) or (2) who fails to give the notification and remains in possession of a prohibited weapon or component part after the period prescribed in subsection (1) has expired is guilty of an offence and liable upon conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 years or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |
| (5) | All weapons and component parts collected in terms of this section shall be forfeited to the State. |
