English
FrançaisNon-Tariff Measure
- NTM classification
- B11: Prohibition for TBT reasons
- Date when the measure came into force
- 31 December 1981
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Laws of Botswana Chapter 24:01 Arms and Amunutions
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Arms and Ammunition Act
- Country/Region applying the measure
- Botswana
- The rationale of the measure
- None specified
- Coded list of objectives
- X: For purposes n.e.s.
- Description of the measure
- 23. Special types of arms and ammunition
(1) It shall not be lawful for any person, other than a person in the service of the State in his capacity as such or a person authorized in writing in that behalf by the Minister, or a person of a class for the time being authorized in that behalf by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette, to sell, transfer, purchase, acquire, or have in his possession-
(a) any arms which are so designed or adapted that, if pressure is applied to the trigger, missiles continue to be discharged until pressure is removed from the trigger or the magazine containing the missiles is empty;
(b) any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or similar thing;
(c) any ammunition containing, or designed or adapted to contain, any noxious liquid, gas or similar thing referred to in paragraph (b); or
(d) any arms or ammunition or type of class thereof specified by the Minister by order published in the Gazette.
(2) Any person who contravenes any provision of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding P3000 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three years, or to both. - Reference of the measure
- Article 23
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9301 | Military weapons, other than revolvers, pistols and the arms of heading 93.07. | Yes | Trigger operated automatic arms, and arms discharging noxious things | ||
| 9302 | Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 93.03 or 93.04. | Yes | Trigger operated automatic arms, and arms discharging noxious things | ||
| 9303 | Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, Very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for fir | Yes | Trigger operated automatic arms, and arms discharging noxious things | ||
| 9304 | Other arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading 93.07. | Yes | Trigger operated automatic arms, and arms discharging noxious things |
- Description
- (a) any arms which are so designed or adapted that, if pressure is applied to the trigger, missiles continue to be discharged until pressure is removed from the trigger or the magazine containing the missiles is empty;
(b) any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or similar thing;
(c) any ammunition containing, or designed or adapted to contain, any noxious liquid, gas or similar thing referred to in paragraph (b)
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
| Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Entire world |
- Description
- Entire world
