Article 22. Collection and exhibition of weapons and their ammunition

Individuals and legal entities shall have the right to collect and exhibit weapons and their ammunition on the basis of permits from internal affairs bodies.

The collection and storage of weapons and their ammunition by individuals and legal entities for the creation of collections for scientific-technical, artistic, criminalistic, historical, informational, cognitive, and other purposes shall be recognized as collection.

The museum collection of weapons and their ammunition shall be carried out by legal entities in separate, specialized premises intended for these purposes.

The storage of weapons and their ammunition in museum premises must be carried out under conditions that ensure their safety, secure storage, and exclude the access of unauthorized persons to them.

The exhibition of weapons outside museum premises is only permitted in closed display cases and stands equipped with alweapons.

The collection of weapons and their ammunition by individuals shall be carried out at their permanent place of residence, in lockable safes or metal cabinets, while observing conditions that ensure their safety, secure storage, and exclude the access of unauthorized persons to them.

Ammunition for weapons may only be exhibited in a decommissioned state.

The use of weapons not registered with the internal affairs bodies for exhibition is prohibited.

Individuals and legal entities who have a permit for the exhibition of weapons and their ammunition must, when organizing the exhibition:

Conclude agreements on the rental of premises, the procedure for the exhibition of weapons and their ammunition, and ensuring their safety;

Obtain a permit from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan for foreign participants for the import of the weapons and their ammunition belonging to them into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as a permit for their transportation;

Present exhibition plans and layouts of the placement of exhibits to the internal affairs bodies at the place where the exhibition is held for coordination;

Prevent unauthorized access of unauthorized persons to the places where the exhibited weapons and their ammunition are placed and stored;

If the weapons and their ammunition are placed in open display cases and stands, they must be handed over for storage after the end of the exhibition work each day to premises equipped in accordance with the requirements for ensuring their safety.