Section 38: Exemption from necessity for firearms licence.

(1) The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstanding the provisions of Part II of this Act.
(2) A person specified in any of the following paragraphs, subject to any limitation specified in such paragraph, may acquire or have in his possession a firearm and ammunition therefore without having a firearms licence, whilst such firearm or ammunition is not used for other than the specified purpose or other than its proper purpose-
(a) a registered firearms dealer, or person employed by him, in respect of a firearm or ammunition therefore acquired in his possession in the ordinary course of business;
(b) the holder of a permit for the manufacture or repair of firearms, subject to the terms of such permit, and in respect of a firearm or ammunition therefore acquired or in his possession in the ordinary course of business;
(c) a person requiring to use a riveting gun, or mechanical tool of some other nature which may come within the definition of a firearm, in respect of such gun or other tool;
(d) a person on board a ship or aircraft, or at a port or aerodrome, in respect of signalling apparatus necessary for such ship or aircraft, or necessary at such port or aerodrome;
(e) a member of a rifle club approved by the Inspector-General of Police, or of a unit of a cadet force so approved, when engaged as such a member in drill or target practice or under instruction in respect of any firearm or ammunition necessary for such drill or practice;
(f) a person taking part in the production of a theatrical or cinematograph performance in respect of a firearm or ammunition necessary for such purpose;
(g) a person having a firearm or ammunition for the purpose of starting events at an athletic meeting in respect of a firearm or ammunition designed for such purpose;
(h) a person having a firearm or ammunition therefore designed for the capture of fish by a diver under water in respect of such firearm or ammunition.