Section 39: Armed forces and police.

The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any member of the armed forces of the United Kingdom or of the Federation, or to a member of the police force, in relation to any firearm or ammunition issued to him for official purposes, and an officer of such armed forces or of the police force shall, if the Inspector-General is satisfied that he is required to purchase or acquire a firearm or ammunition therefore for his own use in his capacity as such officer, be entitled without payment of any fee to the grant of a licence therefore.