S.L. 117.32 Art. 26Penalties.

Any person guilty of an offence under these regulations shall be liable, on conviction, to the following:

(a) imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years;

(b) a fine (multa) up to an amount not exceeding two thousand and three hundred and twenty-nine euro and thirty-seven cents (€2,329.37) or a fine calculated on the profit made by the offender in connection with the transaction in contravention to the regulations: Provided that when the fine is so calculated, it may not exceed five times the profit made by the offender;

(c) forfeiture of any goods or things to which the offence relates. SCHEDULE Substituted by: L.N. 242 of 2012; List of Defence-related Products L.N. 144 of 2013; L.N. 138 of 2014; L.N. 80 of 2015; L.N. 317 of 2016; L.N.296 of 2017 L.N. 42 of 2018; L.N. 271 of 2019; L.N. 420 of 2021; L.N. 251 of 2023; L.N. 155 of 2024; L.N. 108 of 2025; L.N. 228 of 2026.

Note 1 Terms in "quotation marks" are defined terms. Refer to "Definitions of terms used in this List" annexed to this List.

Note 2 In some instances chemicals are listed by name and Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number. The list applies to chemicals of the same structural formula (including hydrates) regardless of name or CAS number. CAS numbers are shown to assist in identifying a particular chemical or mixture, irrespective of nomenclature. CAS numbers may not be used as unique identifiers because some forms of the listed chemical have different CAS numbers, and mixtures containing a listed chemical substance may also have different CAS numbers.

Note 3 "EU Dual-Use list" refers to Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items (recast)..

Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of less ML1 than 20mm, other arms and automatic weapons with a calibre of 12,7mm (calibre 0,50 inches) or less and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

Note ML1. does not apply to: a. Firearms specially designed for dummy ammunition and which are incapable of discharging a projectile; b. Firearms specially designed to launch tethered projectiles having no high explosive charge or communications link, to a range of less than or equal to 500 m; c. Weapons using non-centre fire cased ammunition and which are not of the fully automatic firing type; d. "Deactivated firearms". Technical Note

A "deactivated firearm’" is a firearm that has been made incapable of firing any projectile by processes defined by the national authority of the EU Member State or the Wassenaar Arrangement Participating State. These processes irreversibly modify the essential elements of the firearm. According to national laws and regulations, deactivation of the firearm may be attested by a certificate delivered by a competent authority and may be marked on the firearm by a stamp on an essential part. a. Rifles and combination guns, handguns, machine, sub-machine and volley guns;

Note ML1.a. does not apply to the following: a. Rifles and combination guns, manufactured earlier than 1938; b. Reproductions of rifles and combination guns, the originals of which were manufactured earlier than 1890; c. Handguns, volley guns and machine guns manufactured earlier than 1890, and their reproductions; d. Rifles or handguns, specially designed to discharge an inert projectile by compressed air or CO2; e. Handguns specially designed for any of the following: