Section 20 - Arrest of persons conveying arms, etc., under suspicious circumstances

Section 20 of Arms Act 1959 : Arrest of persons conveying arms, etc., under suspicious circumstances

Where any person is found carrying or conveying any arms or ammunition whether covered by a licence or not, in such manner or under such circumstances as to afford just grounds of suspicion that the same are or is being carried by him with intent to use them, or that the same may be used, for any unlawful purpose, any magistrate, any police officer or any other public servant or any person employed or working upon a railway, aircraft, vessel, vehicle or any other means of conveyance, may arrest him without warrant and seize from him such arms or ammunition.

Arms Act 1959

Section 2 Definitions and Interpretation

Section 3 Licence for acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition

Section 4 Licence for acquisition and possession of arms of specified description in certain cases

Section 5 Licence for manufacture, sale, etc., of arms and ammunition

Section 6 Licence for the shortening of guns or conversion of imitation firearms into firearms

Section 7 Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of manufacture or sale of prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition

Section 8 Prohibition of sale or transfer of firearms not bearing identification marks

Section 9 Prohibition of acquisition or possession by, or of sale or transfer to, young persons and certain other persons of firearms, etc.

Section 10 Licence for import and export of arms, etc

Section 11 Power to prohibit import or export of arms, etc. Section 12 Power to restrict or prohibit transport of arms

Section 13 Grant of licences

Section 14 Refusal of licences

Section 15 Duration and renewal of licence

Section 16 Fees, etc., for licence

Section 17 Variation, suspension and revocation of licences

Section 18 Appeals

Section 19 Power to demand production of licence, etc

Section 20 Arrest of persons conveying arms, etc., under suspicious circumstances