S.L. 33.7 Art. 24Transfers of ammunition.

(1) Ammunition may be transferred between Malta and other Member States only in accordance with the procedure laid down in sub-regulations (2) to (5) which sub-regulations shall also apply to transfers of ammunition under mail-order sales.

(2) Where ammunition is to be transferred to another Member State the person concerned shall, before any dispatch, communicate to the Commissioner of Police the following:

(a) the names and addresses of the person selling or transferring the ammunition, of the person purchasing or acquiring the ammunition and, where appropriate, of the owner;

(b) the address to which the ammunition is to be consigned or transported;

(c) the quantity of ammunition to be consigned or transported;

(d) data making it possible to identify the ammunition and also an indication that the ammunition has undergone a check in accordance with the Convention of 1 July 1969 on the Reciprocal Recognition of Proofmarks on Small Arms;

(e) the means of transfer;

(f) the date of departure and the estimated date of arrival.

The information referred to in paragraphs (e) and (f) need not be supplied in the case of a transfer between dealers. The Commissioner of Police shall examine the conditions under which the transfer is to be carried out, in particular with regard to security. Where the Commissioner of Police authorises such a transfer, the Commissioner of Police shall issue an authorisation incorporating all the particulars referred to in the sub-regulation (2). That licence shall accompany the ammunition until it reaches its destination. It shall be produced whenever so required by the competent authorities.

(3) The Commissioner of Police may grant dealers the right to effect transfers of ammunition from its territory to a dealer established in another Member State without the prior authorisation referred to in sub-regulation (2). To that end, the Commissioner of Police shall issue an authorisation valid for three years which may at any time be suspended or cancelled by reasoned decision. A document referring to that authorisation shall accompany the ammunition until it reaches its destination. It shall be produced whenever so required by the competent authorities of the Member States. Before effecting the transfer, the dealer shall communicate to the Commissioner of Police all the particulars listed in sub-regulation (2).

(4) The competent authorities shall supply the other Member States with a list of the ammunition the transfer of which to its territory may be authorised without its prior consent.

Such lists of ammunition shall be communicated to dealers who have obtained approval for transferring ammunition without prior authorisation in accordance with the procedure laid down in sub-regulation (3).

(5) The Commissioner of Police shall communicate all relevant information concerning definitive transfers of ammunition to the competent authorities of the Member State, to the territory of which such a transfer has been affected. All information that the Commissioner of Police receives in accordance with this Regulation shall be communicated, not later than the time of the relevant transfers, to the Member States of destination and, where appropriate, not later than the time of transfer to the Member States of transit.