Meaning of prohibited magazine
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, prohibited magazine,—
(a) in relation to a shotgun, means a magazine, whether or not detachable,
that is capable of holding more than 5 cartridges commensurate with that
shotgun’s chamber size:
(b) in relation to any other firearm (except a pistol),—
(i) means any detachable magazine—
(A) that is capable of holding 0.22 calibre or less rimfire cart-
ridges and that is capable of holding more than 10 of those
cartridges:
(B) that is capable of holding more than 10 cartridges and being
used with a semi-automatic or fully automatic firearm:
(ii) means any other magazine, whether or not detachable, that is cap-
able of holding more than 10 cartridges; and
(c) includes any other magazine declared by Order in Council made under
section 74A to be a prohibited magazine for the purposes of this Act.
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