Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 No 127
Current version for 6 January 2012 to date (accessed 17 May 2012 at 01:24)
Part 3Section 20

20   Weapons dealers and theatrical weapons armourers must hold permit

(1)  A person must not, in carrying on a business as a weapons dealer, buy, sell or manufacture any prohibited weapon unless authorised to do so by a weapons dealer permit.
(2)  A person must not, in carrying on a business as a theatrical weapons armourer, buy, sell or manufacture any prohibited weapon unless authorised to do so by a theatrical weapons armourer permit.

Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 7 years.

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