§ (1) It shall not be lawful for any person without the authority of the Admiralty or the Army Council or the Air Council to manufacture, sell, purchase, or have in his possession any weapon, of whatever description, designed for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas, or other thing, or any ammunition containing or designed or adapted to contain any such noxious thing, and such a weapon is in this Act referred to as a prohibited weapon.
§ Amendment made: In Sub-section (1), after the word "purchase" ["sell, purchase, or have in his possession"], insert the word "carry."—[Sir J. Baird.]