Arms and Ammunition Regulations, 1924

Government Notice 61 of 1924

Revoked

This Government Notice was revoked on 2016-12-30 by Firearms and Ammunition Control Regulation, 2016.

Arms and Ammunition Regulations, 1924

Citation: Government Notice 61 of 1924
Primary work: Arms and Ammunition Act
Date: 31 July 2002
Language: English
Type: Government Notice

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Arms and Ammunition Regulations, 1924

Government Notice 61 of 1924

Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
Commenced
[This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
[Note: This legislation was revised and consolidated as at 31 July 2002 and 30 November 2019 by the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for TANZLII.]

[Revoked on 30 December 2016 by Firearms and Ammunition Control Regulation, 2016 (Government Notice 334 of 2016)]

[Section 33; G.N. s Nos. 61 of 1924; 176 of 1924; 52 of 1925; 86 of 1925; 67 of 1926; 26 of 1927; 32 of 1927; 153 of 1927; 5 of 1928; 190 of 1928; 172 of 1929; 129 of 1930; 157 of 1931; 16 of 1932; 70 of 1932; 145 of 1932; 193 of 1932; 34 of 1933; 131 of 1933; 180 of 1933; 13 of 1940; 339 of 1940; 46 of 1941; 395 of 1941; 364 of 1943; 87 of 1946; 5 of 1947; 257 of 1949; 76 of 1954; 288 of 1954; 388 of 1954; 161 of 1955; 394 of 1955; 420 of 1955; 178 of 1956; 237 of 1957; 396 of 1957; 308 of 1958; 1 of 1960; 169 of 1961; 353 of 1961; 343 of 1962; 108 of 1963; 594 of 1963; 51 of 1966; 283 of 1966; 178 of 1967; 301 of 1969; 53 of 1970; 110 of 1973; 114 of 1975; 234 of 1975; 157 of 1989; 511 of 1990; 210 of 1992; 281 of 1992; 237 of 1994; 380 of 1994; 132 of 1996; 250 of 1997]

Preliminary provisions (regs 1-3)

1. Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Arms and Ammunition Regulations.

2. Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"native" means any member of an African race and includes a Swahili, Arab or Somali.

3. Meaning of "authorized officer"

In these Regulations and for any purpose under the Act unless other provision is made "authorized officer" means—

(a)for the issue of arms licences—in every district or division of a district the senior gazetted officer for the time being at the headquarters of the Police Force in such district or division of a district or, if there is no such gazetted officer for the time being at the headquarters of the Police Force in such district or division of a district, the senior administrative officer for the time being at the headquarters of such district or division of a district;

(b)for the renewal of any licence—

(i)a police officer of or above the rank of inspector;

(ii)a District Officer;

(iii)an Assistant District Officer;

(iv)a Woman Administrative Assistant;

(c)in the application of these Regulations or of the Act to muzzle-loading firearms, owned, possessed, used or carried by natives,

any administrative officer stationed in the district or in the division of a district concerned.

Export licences (regs 4-5)

4. Licences for export to prohibited area or zone

(1)Licences for the export of firearms or ammunition to a place in a prohibited area or zone shall only be granted by an authorized officer and shall be in the Form A contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2)Such licences shall not be granted without the sanction of the Minister except where the firearms and ammunition appear to be bona fide required for the personal defence of the exporter or for the exporter's own use in hunting.

5. Permits for export to places not in a prohibited area or zone

(1)Licences for the export of firearms or ammunition to a place not in a prohibited area or zone may be granted by the Commissioner of Police, any Collector of Customs, or any authorized officer.

(2)Every such licence shall be in the Form A contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Import licences (reg 6)

6. Licences to import arms and ammunition

(1)Arms and ammunition bona fide required by an individual for purposes of self-defence or for his own use in hunting may on the permit of a customs officer be landed at any of the ports mentioned below and deposited in a public warehouse without any licence.

(2)No other arms or ammunition shall be permitted to be landed unless a licence from the President in the Form A1 contained in the Schedule to these Regulations to import them has been previously obtained.

(3)Arms and ammunition shall only be admitted at the following ports—

Arusha	Lindi	Mtwara	Pangani
Bagamoyo	Longido	Musoma	Sumbawanga
Bukoba	Mbamba Bay	Mwanza	Tanga
Dar es Salaam	Mbeya	Mwaya	Tirene Bay
Kigoma	Moshi	Ngara	Tukuyu
Kilwa	Tunduma	Mosi	Mwadui

Public warehouses (regs 7-10)

7. Rent

(1)The following rents shall be paid to the Commissioner of Customs for the storage of arms and ammunition in a public warehouse—

(a) for every case or box of ammunition per week or part of a week;	10 cents
(b) for every firearm per week or part of a week; and	25 cents
(c) special charges may be made for packages or cases of abnormal size and for arms of war.

(2)No rent shall be charged under paragraph (1) for the first day of deposit, or, if such day is a Sunday or public holiday, for the second day of deposit.

(3)Rents and charges under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be recoverable by suit.

(4)Subject to any conditions which may be imposed by the Commissioner for Customs, the owner of arms deposited in a public warehouse or his agent or servant shall have access to the arms for the purpose of cleaning them.

(5)A permit for withdrawal shall not be granted until all charges have been paid, and, if any such charges are in an area for a period of six months, the arms and ammunition may be sold or destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Commissioner for Customs shall direct.

8. Registration

(1)A person who deposits any arms or ammunition in a public warehouse, whether on first importation or on transfer from another warehouse, shall be given a receipt for the same, and shall, deliver, to the officer in charge of the warehouse, an application for registration in Form B in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2)The officer in charge of the warehouse shall then register the arms and ammunition in a book in form C in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(3)The officer in charge of a warehouse may extend the time within which application for registration is to be made, and may allow the application to be made by an agent of the owner.

9. Marking for identification

(1)Every arm which, in the opinion of the officer in charge of the warehouse, is not sufficiently marked so as to be easily identified shall, before registration, be stamped with a distinctive letter as mentioned below appropriate to the port of entry and a serial number.

(2)The following letters shall be used—

Arusha	ART
Bagamoyo	B
Bukoba	N
Dar es Salaam	D
Kigoma	K
Kilwa	G
Lindi	L
Longindo	AR
Mbamba Bay	S
Mbeya	MY
Moshi	O
Mtwara	W
Musoma	Q
Mwanza	M
Mwadui	MV
Ngara	X
Pangani	P
Tanga	T
Tunduma	TN
Sumbawanga	U
Tunduma	TN
Tukuyu	R

10. Permit for withdrawal from a public warehouse

(1)The form of permit for withdrawal from a public warehouse shall be in the form D in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2)No permit for withdrawal of arms or ammunition from a public warehouse shall be granted except for the purposes of transfer to another public warehouse or to a private warehouse, unless an arms licence is produced authorizing the applicant for withdrawal to possess such arms and ammunition.

(3)Permits to withdraw arms or ammunition from a public warehouse shall only be issued by the authorized officer in the district in which the warehouse is situated.

(4)No permit for the withdrawal of arms or ammunition appearing to be adapted or intended for use for warlike purposes shall be granted without the sanction of the President.

Registration of arms already in the Country (regs 11-15)

11. Production to authorized officer

(1)Every person having any arms or ammunition, other than arms of war, in his possession at the commencement of the Act shall within three months from the commencement of these Regulations produce them to the authorized officer in the district in which he resides for registration and marking pursuant to section 23 of the Act.

(2)An authorized officer may dispense with the production of any arms or ammunition where he is satisfied that correct and sufficient particulars have been given to him.

(3)The authorized officer shall register particulars of all arms or ammunition so produced or of which the production is dispensed with in a register in the Form E in the Schedule to these Regulations, and shall, before registration, cause any arm or packet or ammunition which, in his opinion, is not sufficiently marked so as to be easily identified to be stamped with the letter or letters appropriate to his district or sub-district as mentioned below and with a serial number—

District	Marking	District	Marking
Arusha	AR	Moshi	MS
Bagamoyo	BO	Mpwapwa	MP
Biharamulo	BM	Musoma	MO
Bukoba	BK	Mwanza	MZ
Chunya	CH	Newala	NW
Dodoma	DO	Ngara	NG
Iringa	IR	Njombe	MN
Kahama	KM	Nzega	LS
Kigoma	KG	Pangani	PG
Kilosa	KO	Pare	PE
Kilwa	KL	Rufiji	TK
Kondoa	KI	Rungwe	RW
Korogwe	KW	Shinyanga	SY
Kwimba	KA	Singida	SD
Lindi	LD	Tanga	TB
Masai	LG	Tabora	TB
Masasi	MI	Tunduru	TU
Maswa	MW	Ufipa	UF
Mbeya	MY	Ulanga	UL
Mbulu	MB	Uzaramo	DS
Mikindani	MD
Morogoro	MG
Sub-Districts
Handeni	HD	Liwale	LW
Kasulu	KU	Mafia	MF
Kibondo	BD	Manyoni	ME

12. Arms licences for individuals

(1)Subject to the control of the Commissioner of Police, arms licences for arms and ammunition may be issued or renewed by an authorized officer and the Commissioner of Police may issue general or specific directions to any authorized officer and such authorized officer shall comply with any directions so issued.

(2)Each arm and the ammunition therefor shall be the subject of a separate licence and such licence shall, in the case of the holder being a person normally resident in the country, be in the Form F in the Schedule to these Regulations, and, in the case of the holder being a visitor to the United Republic be in the Form F1 in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(3)

(a)Every application for an arms licence in respect of any arm or ammunition shall, in the case of the applicant being a person normally resident in the United Republic be in the Form N in the Schedule to these Regulations and, in the case of the applicant being a visitor to the United Republic be in the Form N1 in the Schedule to these Regulations and if any such application is for the renewal of a licence shall be accompanied by the last licence therefor.

(b)Every application for an arms licence in respect of a muzzle-loading firearm or gobori shall be in the Form F2 in the Schedule to these Regulations and in case the application is for the transfer or renewal of a gobori licence be in the Form N2 in the Schedule to these Regulations and accompanied by the last licence therefor.

(4)No person shall make a false declaration for the purpose of obtaining an arms licence.

(5)An authorized officer shall have power to refuse to issue or to renew an arms licence to any person without assigning any reason and shall, except in the case of an authorized officer acting under paragraph (c) of regulation 3, report every such refusal to the central office and such a refusal shall be subject to appeal to the President.

(6)The holder of an arms licence shall–

(a)if required at any time to do so by an authorized officer or a police officer, produce for inspection to such officer any firearm or ammunition in respect of which a licence has been issued or otherwise satisfy such officer that the said arm or ammunition is in his possession;

(b)report to the authorized officer any change in his permanent address within one month of such change, or in the case of a native holding an arms licence for a muzzle-loading firearm to his native authority.

(7)In the case of the loss or destruction, through any cause, of any firearm or ammunition, the holder of the licence issued in respect of a arm or ammunition shall forthwith give notice of such loss or destruction to the nearest authorized officer and shall surrender the licence for that firearm or ammunition to such authorized officer:Provided that in the case of a native holding an arms licence for a muzzle-loading firearm he shall report the loss or destruction of that firearm to the nearest native authority and shall surrender the licence for that arm to the said native authority.

(8)[Deleted by G.N. No. 93 of 1959.]

(9)Every arms licence shall specify the maximum amount of ammunition which the holder is authorized to have in his possession for use in the arm which is the subject of the licence.

(10)The fees for an arms licence shall be—

(a)in respect of a firearm owned by a person ordinarily resident in Tanzania—

(i)Shs. 10,000/-for a pistol;

(ii)Shs. 5,000/-for a rifle;

(iii)Shs. 5,000/-for a shotgun.

(b)in respect of a firearm owned by a person not ordinarily resident in Tanzania, US $ 120 for six months for any type of firearm.

(11)[Deleted by G.N. No. 308 of 1958.]

(12)No fee shall be payable for an arms licence in respect of a revolver or pistol imported into the United Republic by a military or police officer in the services of the Government as such where such revolver or pistol is part of the equipment of such officer.

(13)

(a)Any officer appointed to the service of the Government as Game Warden, Deputy Game Warden, Senior Game Ranger, Game Ranger, Elephant Control Officer or Conservator [or Assistant Conservator of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area] or Biologist shall, while such officer continues to be in the service of the Game Department of the Government be exempted from the payment of fees for arms licences in respect of one shotgun and two rifles being the property of such officer.

(14)No fee shall be payable for an arms licence in respect of a rifle which is the property of the Tanzania Rifle Association, whether or not such rifle is in the possession of the said Association.

(15)No fee shall be payable for an arms licence in respect of a firearm which is the property of the Trustees of the Tanganyika National Parks whether or not such firearm is in the possession of the Trustees.

(15A)No fee shall be payable for an arms licence in respect of a firearm which is the property of the governing body of the College of African Wildlife Management established under the Wildlife Conservation Act ¹, whether or not such firearm is in the possession of the said governing body.¹Cap. 283

(16)No fee shall be payable for an arms licence in respect of any firearm or ammunition which is the property of the Government.For the purpose of this subregulation, shot guns which are owned by a native authority and are used for the extermination of vermin or for the protection of crops or property against damage by animals shall be deemed to be the property of the Government.

(17)Every arms licence except one issued, to a visitor to the country, shall expire on the 31st March next following the date of the commencement of the validity of such licence, and a visitor's arms licence shall be valid for six months from the date of the issue of that licence.

(18)A servant not being under the age of fourteen years accompanying his master who holds an arms licence may carry for his master any firearms or ammunition other than a revolver or pistol and the ammunition therefor covered by such arms licence.

(19)The holder of the arms licence may give a written permit for his servant or carrier, not being under the age of fourteen years, to carry any firearm or ammunition other than a revolver or pistol and the ammunition therefore covered by such arms licence although not accompanied by the holder of the arms licence.

(20)Where an arms licence has been lost or destroyed, the person to whom such licence was granted shall apply to an authorized officer who after satisfying himself that a current arms licence has been issued previously and on receipt of a fee of five shillings shall issue an arms licence for the firearm and ammunition mentioned in the previous licence in substitution for that licence:Provided that in the case of the loss or destruction of an arms licence granted to a native in respect of a muzzle-loading firearm by a native authority the licence-holder shall apply to the native authority which issued the licence and the said native authority may issue a new licence in substitution for that lost or destroyed without payment of a fee.

(21)Any person who being required to be in possession of an arms licence shall produce the licence on demand by an authorized officer or a police officer.

(22)The expression "authorized officer" as defined in paragraph (c) of regulation 3 shall, for the purposes of subregulations (6) and (21), include members of the Game Department, native authorities and the individual members of such authorities.

(23)Where a licence is issued to a body of persons corporate or unincorporated the issue shall be subject to such conditions as to custody and use as the Commissioner of Police may think fit, a licence issued under this subregulation may be revoked at any time.

(24)Where an arms licence is held by an individual, an authorized officer may, by endorsement on such licence, provide for the use of the firearm and ammunition to which it relates by any named person other than the holder for the purposes of exterminating vermin or protecting crops or other property from damage by wild animals on land either occupied by such holder or in respect of which such holder is employed.

(25)On the sale or transfer of any firearm or ammunition the holder of a licence issued in respect thereof shall forthwith surrender such licence to an authorized officer:

Provided that in the case of the sale or transfer of a native-owned muzzle-loading firearm the holder of any licence issued in respect thereof shall forthwith surrender such licence to a native authority.

13. Arms licence for caravans

(1)The Commissioner of Police if satisfied that it is necessary for safety that any person proposing to travel in the country should be accompanied by armed porters or askaris may give leave for firearms and ammunition to be supplied to such number of porters or askaris as the Commissioner may think necessary for the protection of the traveller and his caravan.

(2)If such leave is given under subparagraph 1, the leader of the caravan may be granted by the Commissioner of Police an arms licence which shall specify the number and description of fire-arms and ammunition which may be supplied to porters and askaris.

(3)The arms licence granted under subparagraph (2) shall be sufficient authority for porters or askaris up to the number mentioned therein and while actually on ammunition specified in the licence and such licence may be revoked at any time.

14. Revocation of arms licences

(1)Any authorized officer may, if he thinks fit, without assigning any reason, revoke any arms licence held by any person in his district or sub-district.

(2)In the event of revocation under subparagraph (1) a proportional part of the fee paid shall be refunded and every such revocation shall be reported as soon as possible to the central office, and shall be subject to appeal to the Minister.

15. Storage of arms and ammunition if arms licence is refused or revoked

(1)If any person in possession of any arm or ammunition does not desire to obtain an arms licence to hold it, or if an arms licence to hold it is refused to him, or if any arms licence is revoked, the owner may deposit the arms and ammunition with any authorized officer or in a public or private warehouse until he is able to sell or export them, but so that every such sale and export shall be subject to the provisions of the Act and these Regulations.

(2)Where under subparagraph (1), a firearm is deposited with an authorized officer, such deposit shall be on such terms as the Commissioner of Police may direct.

(3)Arms and ammunition so deposited shall be entirely at the risk of the owner.

Lending of firearms (reg 16)

16. Lending of firearms

(1)Subject to the provisions contained in these Regulations, an authorized officer may issue a written permit authorizing the holder of an unexpired arms licence issued under these Regulations to transfer to and for the use of any person any firearm or ammunition covered by such arms licence during a period not exceeding six months and such period may be extended at the discretion of the authorized officer by periods of three months but shall not exceed the duration of the arms licence.

(2)Every such permit shall be in the Form G in the Schedule to these Regulations and shall authorize the person named in that form as the transferee to possess, use and carry the firearms and ammunition specified therein during the period covered by the permit to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as though, he were the holder of an arms licence relation to the firearms and ammunition in question.

(3)Every such permit shall be retained by the person named in that form as the transferee during the whole of the period during which he shall possess, use or carry the firearms or ammunition to which the permit relates and shall be produced on demand to any person having authority to demand the production of an arms licence.

(4)Any officer having authority to issue a permit under this regulation may, if he thinks fit, without assigning any reason, refuse to issue the same or may revoke any such permit held by any person in the district or sub-district of such officer and no such refusal to issue a permit or revocation of a permit shall be subject to appeal.

(5)No fee shall be payable in respect of the issue of a permit under this regulation.

Trading and private warehouse (regs 17-18)

17. Sale or transfer of arms and ammunition

(1)A permit for the sale or transfer of arms or ammunition shall be in the Forms H, H1, H2 or H3, as the case may be, in the Schedule to these Regulations, and shall be issued by an authorized officer on production by the intended purchaser or transferee of an arms licence authorizing him to hold such firearm or ammunition, and in the case of the sale or transfer of any firearm, on payment of a fee of three shillings.

(2)Upon the completion of the said sale or transfer, the seller or transferor shall return the said permit to the authorized officer issuing the same with full details of the said sale or transfer endorsed thereon.

(3)Details of the sale or transfer of any ammunition shall be endorsed by the seller or transferor on the arms licence relating thereto.

18. Private warehouse

(1)A licence to keep a private warehouse shall be in the Form I in the Schedule to these Regulations and such licence may only be issued by an authorized officer in the district in which the private warehouse is situated, and may be revoked at any time.

(2)The fee for a licence to keep a private warehouse shall be twenty shillings.

(3)The forms of register of deposits in and withdrawals from, and of permit for deposit in or withdrawal from a private warehouse, and of application for such a withdrawal shall be in the Forms J, K, L, M, in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(4)No permit for the deposit in a private warehouse of any arms or ammunition appearing to be adapted or intended for use for war-like purposes shall be granted without the sanction of the Minister.

Travellers (reg 19)

19. Introduction of arms by travellers

A traveller introducing firearms or ammunition pursuant to the provisions of the Act shall as soon as possible obtain the appropriate arms licence, and, if he fails to do so within one week after introducing the firearm and ammunition, shall be committing an offence under the Act.

Muzzle-loading guns owned by natives (reg 20)

20. Ports of entry, registration and public warehouses

The undermentioned places shall be ports of entry for muzzle-loading guns owned by natives, the letters appearing opposite their names to be respectively the letters appropriate to those places for the purposes of registration of such arms; and the Police Armouries at those places shall be Public Warehouses for the same purpose.

Newala	NW
Masasi	MI
Tunduru	TU

Carriage coastwise (regs 21-22)

21. Licences to carry arms or ammunition coastwise

(1)Licences to carry arms or ammunition coastwise pursuant to section 24 of the Ordinance may be granted by the authorized officer of the district in which the port of shipment is situated.

(2)Such licences shall not be issued in respect of any arms or ammunition appearing to be adapted or intended for warlike purposes without the sanction of the Minister.

(3)The authorized officer of the district at the port to which the carrying vessel is proceeding shall be informed of the shipment by telegraph.

22. Endorsement of licences, etc., under section 13A

(1)Where an arms licence or firearms certificate, issued in any country to which an order made under section 7 of the Act applies, is presented for endorsement to an authorized officer, the authorized officer–

(a)shall not endorse such licence or certificate unless the firearm in respect of which the same is issued is of a kind usually employed for the purposes of sport, and the authorized officer is satisfied that the holder thereof intends to use the firearm for the purposes of sport only; and

(b)may, in any case, refuse to endorse such licence or certificate or to assign any reason for his refusal.

(2)Where under subparagraph (1) an authorized officer refuses to endorse any such licence or certificate he shall report every such refusal to the central officer and such a refusal shall be subject to appeal to the Chief Secretary.

Schedule (Regulation 4(1))

Forms

[Editorial note: The forms have not been reproduced.]

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History of this document

30 December 2016

Revoked by Firearms and Ammunition Control Regulation, 2016

31 July 2002 this version

Consolidation

Cited documents 2

Act 2

1.	Wildlife Conservation Act	1053 citations
2.	Arms and Ammunition Act	133 citations

Arms and Ammunition Regulations, 1924

Government Notice 61 of 1924

Arms and Ammunition Regulations, 1924

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Related documents

Arms and Ammunition Regulations, 1924

Government Notice 61 of 1924

Preliminary provisions (regs 1-3)

1. Citation

2. Interpretation

3. Meaning of "authorized officer"

Export licences (regs 4-5)

4. Licences for export to prohibited area or zone

5. Permits for export to places not in a prohibited area or zone

Import licences (reg 6)

6. Licences to import arms and ammunition

Public warehouses (regs 7-10)

7. Rent

8. Registration

9. Marking for identification

10. Permit for withdrawal from a public warehouse

Registration of arms already in the Country (regs 11-15)

11. Production to authorized officer

12. Arms licences for individuals

13. Arms licence for caravans

14. Revocation of arms licences

15. Storage of arms and ammunition if arms licence is refused or revoked

Lending of firearms (reg 16)

16. Lending of firearms

Trading and private warehouse (regs 17-18)

17. Sale or transfer of arms and ammunition

18. Private warehouse

Travellers (reg 19)

19. Introduction of arms by travellers

Muzzle-loading guns owned by natives (reg 20)

20. Ports of entry, registration and public warehouses

Carriage coastwise (regs 21-22)

21. Licences to carry arms or ammunition coastwise

22. Endorsement of licences, etc., under section 13A

Schedule (Regulation 4(1))

Forms

History of this document

30 December 2016

31 July 2002 this version

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Act 2

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