Licensed gun-dealers to keep stock books

(1) Every licensed gun-dealer shallLicensed gun- dealer to keep (a) keep on his premises a “stock book” and shall make or cause to be made an entry therein of 26 all firearms and ammunition on his licensed premises, and shall immediately after the receipt of any firearm or ammunition make or cause to be made therein an entry giving the particulars of such firearms and ammunition; (b) immediately after delivery of any firearm or ammunition from his licensed premises make or cause to be made in his “stock book”– (i) an entry of the number of firearms and the quantity of ammunition delivered by him together with the number or other identification mark, if any, of each such (ii) the date of delivery of the firearm or (iii) the name and address of the person to whom the delivery was made; (iv) the number of the licence produced by the person to whom the firearm or ammunition was delivered; and (v) the district from which the licence was granted, or the circumstances excepting the person from producing his licence and the cause of the delivery, whether on sale, hire or otherwise. (2) The stock book and all arms and ammunition in the possession and control of such licensed gun-dealer shall be produced by him upon demand of any police officer for his inspection. (3) Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section, or who in the sale, purchase, hire or delivery of any firearms or ammunition knowingly makes or causes to be made any false entry or statement as to any matter which he is required by this section to make, commits an offence.