On weapons (LRU-550-son)

29.07.2019

Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Adopted by the Legislative Chamber on May 18, 2019 Approved by the Senate on June 21, 2019

Chapter 1. General Provisions

Article 1. Purpose of this Law

This Law regulates relations connected with the circulation of weapons and their ammunition and is aimed at protecting the life and health of citizens, property, and ensuring public security.

Article 2. Legislation on weapons

The legislation on weapons consists of this Law and other legislative acts.

If an international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes rules other than those provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan on weapons, the rules of the international treaty shall apply.

Article 3. Main concepts

The following main concepts are used in this Law:

gas weapons — weapons intended for the temporary injury of a living target by using tear-producing or irritating substances;

short-barreled weapons — weapons with a barrel length not exceeding three hundred millimeters and a total length not exceeding six hundred millimeters;

pneumatic weapons — weapons intended for striking a target remotely with a projectile propelled by the force of a compressed, liquefied, or solidified gaseous substance;

signal weapons — weapons structurally intended only for giving light, smoke, or sound signals;

cold weapons — weapons intended for striking a target by means of human physical force during direct contact with the object to be injured;

objects that may be used as cold weapons — edged, cutting objects made industrially or manually (knives, awls, and other pointed stabbing, cutting objects), intended for use in professional, industrial, or sports activities, or for household purposes, as well as objects capable of causing injury when physical force is used (baseball bats, softball bats);

throwing weapons — weapons intended for striking a target remotely with a projectile, propelled by means of human physical force or a mechanical device;

ammunition — weapon items and projectiles intended for striking a living target or another target with weapons and containing explosive, gunpowder, throwing, pyrotechnic, or striking substances, or a combination thereof;

fireweapons — weapons intended for mechanical striking of a target at a distance by a projectile propelled by the force of gunpowder or another charge;

main parts of fireweapons — barrel, bolt, magazine (drum), frame, receiver;

weapons — devices and objects structurally intended for striking a living target or another target, or for giving signals. items certified as household and industrial items that are structurally similar to weapons, as well as sports projectiles that are structurally similar to weapons, do not constitute weapons;

circulation of weapons — the production, repair, sale, acquisition, registration, storage, carrying, transportation, collection, exhibition, use, seizure, destruction, import into the Republic of Uzbekistan and export from the Republic of Uzbekistan of weapons and their ammunition, main parts of fireweapons, as well as their transit through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

weapons owner — the individual or legal entity that possesses the weapons acquired in accordance with the requirements of this Law.

Article 4. Main principles of the circulation of weapons and their ammunition

The main principles of the circulation of weapons and their ammunition shall be:

legality;

priority of the protection and preservation of the life and health of citizens, and the protection of their rights and freedoms;

conscientious fulfillment of the international obligations of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of the circulation of weapons and their ammunition;

publicity and accessibility of information on issues related to the circulation of weapons and their ammunition.

Chapter 2. Classification of Weapons

Article 5. Types of weapons

Weapons shall be subdivided into civil, service, and combat weapons according to their purpose and main parameters and characteristics.

Article 6. Civil weapons

Civil weapons include weapons intended for hunting and sports, as well as for use in self-defense purposes.

Civil weapons shall be subdivided into:

1) hunting weapons:

fireweapons with a rifled barrel;

smooth-bore fireweapons, including those with a rifled part not exceeding one hundred forty millimeters in length;

combined fireweapons (with a rifled barrel and smooth-bore), including those with interchangeable and insertable rifled barrels;

pneumatic weapons;

cold edged weapons (hunting knives, hunting stilettos, and daggers);

signal weapons;

2) sporting weapons:

fireweapons with a rifled barrel;

smooth-bore fireweapons;

cold edged weapons (foils, epees, and sabers);

throwing weapons (bows, crossbows, and spears);

pneumatic weapons;

signal weapons;

3) self-defense weapons:

gas weapons — gas cartridges, mechanical sprayers, aerosol, and other devices equipped with tear-producing or irritating substances;

electroshock devices, spark dischargers, and other devices whose injurious action is based on the use of electric energy.

Civil fireweapons must exclude firing bursts and have a magazine (drum) capacity of no more than ten rounds.

Article 7. Service weapons

Service weapons include weapons intended for use by employees of legal entities when performing tasks for protecting the life and health of citizens, property, protection of nature and natural resources, valuable and dangerous goods, and special correspondence (hereinafter — legal entities with special service tasks), as well as by officials of state bodies for the purpose of ensuring personal security.

Service weapons must exclude firing bursts, have a magazine (drum) capacity of no more than ten rounds, a caliber of no more than twenty-five millimeters for smooth-bore and nine millimeters for short-barreled weapons with a rifled barrel with muzzle energy up to three hundred fifty joules.

The list of legal entities with special service tasks and officials of state bodies who have the right to store, carry, and use service weapons shall be established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 8. Combat weapons

Combat weapons include weapons intended for conducting combat operations and performing service tasks, which are adopted for weaponament or intended to be adopted for weaponament by the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the State Security Service of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the National Guard, the State Customs Committee, the Center for the Development of Electronic Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, military formations of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and the Ministry for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter — special bodies and military formations).

The acquisition, storage, and use of combat weapons and their ammunition shall be carried out exclusively by special bodies and military formations, as well as by legal entities with special service tasks, provided for by paragraph seven of Article 12 of this Law.

The procedure for the circulation of combat weapons and their ammunition shall be established by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Chapter 3. Circulation of weapons and their ammunition

Article 9. Restrictions established on the circulation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

The following shall be prohibited on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

1) circulation as civil and service weapons and their ammunition:

fireweapons with a long barrel having a magazine (drum) capacity of more than ten rounds, a barrel length with a receiver of less than five hundred millimeters, and a total weapons length of less than eight hundred millimeters, as well as those having a design that allows them to be folded, moved, or disassembled to a length of less than eight hundred millimeters without losing the possibility of firing a shot;

fireweapons that have a form imitating other objects;

smooth-bore fireweapons manufactured for rounds intended for fireweapons with a rifled barrel;

barrel-less fireweapons (weapons in which the cartridge case is used as the barrel);

fireweapons made of polymer and composite materials, printed on a 3d printer;

electroshock devices, spark dischargers, and other devices having output parameters that do not comply with the norms established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

gas weapons equipped with nerve-paralyzing, poisonous, and other highly potent substances not permitted for use by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

Weapons whose injurious action is based on the use of radioactive radiation, chemical, and biological (bacteriological) factors;

weapons and other objects whose injurious action is based on the use of electromagnetic, light, thermal, infrasound, or ultrasound radiation;

cold edged weapons and knives with a blade or cutting edge length of more than ninety millimeters that are automatically extracted from the handle by pressing a button or lever and fixed by them, or are extended by gravity or accelerated movement and automatically fixed;

ammunition with weaponor-piercing, incendiary, tracer, or fragmentation projectiles, as well as cartridges with shot projectiles for gas pistols and revolvers;

striking-crushing and throwing objects specially adapted for use as weapons (flails, brass knuckles, shuriken, boomerangs, and other objects), with the exception of the use of sporting projectiles;

2) circulation as civil weapons and their ammunition:

pneumatic short-barreled weapons, as well as pneumatic weapons similar in appearance to copies (replicas) of automatic weapons (with the exception of storage and use of such weapons at sports facilities);

fireweapons of limited injury (short-barreled fireweapons and barrel-less fireweapons for the mechanical striking of a living target at a distance by a projectile of a traumatic action cartridge, receiving directed movement due to the energy of a powder or other charge, and not intended to cause death to a person);

gas short-barreled weapons;

training and mass-dimensional weapons, excluding the possibility of firing a shot without special repair work;

blank-firing weapons intended for imitating a shot from it with a light-sound action cartridge, excluding the possibility of firing a shot with cartridges of other types without special repair work, and their ammunition;

traumatic action cartridges for firing from smooth-bore fireweapons or fireweapons of limited injury, combining initiating means, a propellant charge, and a traumatic action projectile into a single unit using a casing, and not intended to cause death to a person;

gas action cartridges for firing from gas weapons or fireweapons of limited injury, combining initiating means and a charge equipped with tear-producing or irritating substances into a single unit using a casing, and not intended to cause death to a person;

light-sound action cartridges for firing from fireweapons, gas, or signal weapons, combining initiating means and a light-sound action charge into a single unit using a casing, and not intended for striking a living or other target;

cartridges for firing from fireweapons intended for striking a living or other target with a steel core projectile;

3) storage and use outside sports facilities of sporting fireweapons with a rifled barrel or sporting pneumatic weapons with muzzle energy exceeding 3 joules and a caliber exceeding 4.5 millimeters, as well as sporting cold edged and throwing weapons, with the exception of the use of bows and crossbows for conducting scientific research and preventive work related to the immobilization and injection of objects of the animal world;

4) installation of devices for silent firing and night vision sights on civil and service weapons, with the exception of sights for hunting;

5) mailing of weapons and their ammunition;

6) carrying of civil weapons (with the exception of self-defense weapons), cold weapons, and objects that may be used as cold weapons, for the purpose of self-defense;

7) carrying of civil weapons during rallies, street processions, demonstrations, and other mass events, while in places intended for entertainment and leisure that sell alcoholic products, in educational and medical institutions, and in other public places where carrying weapons is prohibited, as well as while in a state of alcoholic, narcotic, or other intoxication;

8) carrying of weapons and objects that may be used as cold weapons in an open (un-cased) form in public places, including in urban, suburban, intercity, and international transport;

9) carrying of objects that may be used as cold weapons in public places in cases not related to their use in professional activity, sports activity, or household purposes;

10) sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition outside specialized shops of legal entities that carry out activities for the sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition;

11) sale of cartridges for civil weapons to persons who do not legitimately own such weapons, with the exception of the transfer of cartridges to persons engaged in sports related to the use of fireweapons in sports organizations or undergoing shooting training in educational institutions;

12) gifting of civil weapons and their ammunition.

Article 10. Subjects entitled to the acquisition of weapons and their ammunition

The following shall have the right to acquire weapons and their ammunition on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

special bodies and military formations;

legal entities with special service tasks;

legal entities engaged in the production of weapons and their ammunition;

legal entities engaged in the sale of weapons and their ammunition;

legal entities engaged in activities in the field of hunting and shooting sports;

legal entities and individuals engaged in the collection or exhibition of weapons;

citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

foreign citizens;

stateless individuals who permanently reside in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 11. Procedure for the acquisition and registration of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

The subjects specified in indent three — ten of Article 10 of this Law shall have the right to acquire civil and service weapons on the basis of permits from internal affairs bodies with a validity period of three months.

A permit for the acquisition of civil and service weapons shall grant the right to acquire the weapons and their ammunition specified therein, as well as the right to transport and store them until they are registered with the internal affairs bodies.

A permit for the acquisition of civil and service weapons shall not grant the right to carry and use the weapons and their ammunition.

The acquisition of the following shall be carried out without permits from internal affairs bodies:

acquisition of signal weapons and edged cold hunting weapons — by legal entities with special service tasks and legal entities engaged in hunting activities;

acquisition of signal weapons, edged cold hunting weapons, and edged cold and throwing sporting weapons — by legal entities engaged in the sale of weapons;

acquisition of edged cold and throwing sporting weapons — by legal entities engaged in shooting sports activities;

acquisition of edged cold hunting weapons and ammunition for fireweapons and pneumatic hunting weapons — by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have been granted the right to hunt;

civil and service weapons must be registered with the internal affairs bodies within a ten-day period from the date of acquisition, with the exception of weapons and their ammunition acquired without a permit from the internal affairs bodies.

When the weapons are registered by the internal affairs bodies, permits with a validity period of three years shall be issued based on the permit for the acquisition of weapons, with the indication of the characteristics of the sold weapons (type, kind, model, factory series and number, year of manufacture) by the legal entity engaged in the sale of weapons, to:

legal entities with special service tasks, legal entities engaged in hunting and shooting sports activities — for the storage of weapons;

citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan — for the storage and carrying of weapons;

legal entities and citizens engaged in the collection or exhibition of weapons — for the collection or exhibition of weapons.

The extension of the validity period of a permit for the acquisition, storage, storage and carrying, collection, and exhibition of civil and service weapons and their ammunition shall be carried out in the manner provided for the acquisition of such a permit.

The registration of edged cold hunting weapons and signal weapons, and ammunition for hunting fireweapons shall be carried out in the hunting certificate issued by the hunters' public association of the citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The registration data in the hunting certificate shall confirm the legitimate acquisition of such weapons and grant the citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan the right to store, carry, transport, and use them.

Article 12. Acquisition of weapons and their ammunition by legal entities with special service tasks

Legal entities with special service tasks shall submit the following to the internal affairs bodies to obtain a permit for the acquisition of weapons:

an application for issuing a permit for the acquisition of weapons, indicating the purpose of the acquisition, information about the weapons and their ammunition to be acquired, and the location of the specially equipped premises (weaponory) for the storage of the weapons and their ammunition;

a contract (agreement) for the supply of weapons and their ammunition;

an order or another directive document on the appointment of the legal entity's employee who is obliged to ensure the safety, issuance and acceptance, registration, and use of the weapons and their ammunition;

a calculation of the required quantity of weapons and their ammunition, taking into account the norms for the provision of weapons and their ammunition.

For the acquisition of ammunition to replace spent, lost, or surrendered ammunition for destruction, documents confirming the legitimacy of the write-off of ammunition (acts of write-off of ammunition, distribution and acceptance statements for ammunition spent during training and practice firing and other shooting, acts of acceptance (surrender) of ammunition for destruction) shall be additionally submitted.

The application for issuing a permit for the acquisition of weapons shall be reviewed by the internal affairs bodies within thirty working days from the date the application, together with all necessary documents, is received.

The issuance of a permit for the acquisition of weapons may be refused on the following grounds:

failure to submit the documents specified in the first and second parts of this article in full;

lack of opportunity to ensure the reliable registration and safety of the weapons and their ammunition or inadequate assurance of these conditions;

presence of inaccurate or distorted information in the submitted documents;

lack of a permanent place of residence for the employee of the legal entity who is obliged to ensure the safety, issuance and acceptance, and registration of the weapons and their ammunition, or who has the right to carry and use service weapons, the emergence of grounds for preventing the ownership of weapons provided for in indents two, three, five — eight, ten — thirteen of part ten of Article 13 of this Law, as well as the presence of diseases or physical defects preventing the ownership of service weapons specified in Annex 1 of this Law.

In the event of a refusal to issue a permit for the acquisition of weapons, the internal affairs bodies must notify the applicant in writing no later than one working day from the date the decision was made, indicating the reasons for the refusal, the specific norms of the legislation, and the period during which the applicant may eliminate the specified reasons and resubmit the documents for review.

The types, kinds, models, and number of weapons and their ammunition intended for the employees of legal entities with special service tasks shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Legal entities with special service tasks shall have the right to acquire combat weapons and certain kinds and models of their ammunition to fulfill obligations imposed on them by the Legislation for the protection of facilities where weapons and their ammunition are manufactured and stored, combat equipment, environmentally highly hazardous industries, radioactive waste disposal sites, places where funds and valuables are manufactured and stored, precious metals and precious stones are extracted, processed, and stored, as well as dangerous goods, funds and valuables, and correspondence and goods containing information classified as state secrets or other secrets protected by the Law. The use of combat weapons and their ammunition by legal entities with special service tasks for other purposes is prohibited.

Weapons and their ammunition shall be issued to the employee of a legal entity with special service tasks after the employee has passed the annual courses of service-combat, socio-legitimate, ethical-psychological, and physical training in accordance with approved programs, and in the absence of the grounds established in part ten of Article 13 of this Law, by the decision of the head of the legal entity and the permit of the internal affairs bodies for carrying the weapons.

Article 13. Acquisition of civil weapons and their ammunition by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have reached the age of twenty-five shall have the right to acquire civil hunting weapons and their ammunition.

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have reached the age of eighteen shall have the right to acquire civil sporting weapons and self-defense weapons.

Hunting weapons and their ammunition may be acquired by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have been granted the right to hunt.

The total number of rifled barrel hunting fireweapons owned by a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall not exceed three, the total number of pneumatic hunting weapons shall not exceed three, and the total number of smooth-bore fireweapons shall not exceed five, with the exception of cases where these types of weapons are objects of collection or exhibition.

A fee in the amount of one time the Basic Calculation Amount shall be collected annually for owning each rifled barrel hunting fireweapon, pneumatic hunting weapon, and smooth-bore hunting fireweapon exceeding one unit, with the exception of cases where these types of weapons are objects of collection or exhibition.

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have been granted the right to hunt shall have the right to acquire rifled barrel hunting fireweapons, including combined fireweapons, or semi-automatic smooth-bore hunting fireweapons and their ammunition, smooth-bore hunting fireweapons with a magazine (drum) capacity of more than four rounds, as well as pneumatic hunting weapons with muzzle energy above sixty-five joules and a caliber of more than nine millimeters, if they are engaged in professional activity related to hunting or have owned non-automatic (single-loading) smooth-bore hunting fireweapons for at least ten years and have no offenses related to violation of hunting rules or weapons circulation.

To obtain a permit for the acquisition of civil weapons, a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan must submit the following to the internal affairs body at the place of permanent residence:

an application;

a certificate of training in special short-term courses on the rules for the safe use of weapons;

a hunting certificate issued by the hunters' public association (for the acquisition of hunting weapons);

a recommendation from the hunters' public association (for the acquisition of rifled barrel hunting fireweapons, semi-automatic smooth-bore hunting fireweapons, or smooth-bore hunting fireweapons with a magazine (drum) capacity of more than four rounds, as well as pneumatic hunting weapons with muzzle energy above sixty-five joules and a caliber of more than nine millimeters);

a sportsman's certificate issued by the legal entity engaged in shooting sports activities (for the acquisition of sporting weapons).

The application for issuing a permit for the acquisition of civil weapons shall be reviewed by the internal affairs bodies within thirty days from the date the application, together with all necessary documents, is received.

In the event of a change in the permanent place of residence of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the citizen must apply to the relevant internal affairs body with an application for re-registration of the civil weapons owned by them within a ten-day period from the date of registration at the new permanent place of residence.

A permit for the acquisition of civil weapons shall not be issued to the following citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

those who have not reached the age established in the first and second parts of this Article;

those found to be legally incompetent or having limited legal capacity;

those who have not submitted the documents listed in part seven of this Article, or if the submitted documents contain inaccurate or distorted information;

Those convicted of committing intentional crimes provided for in Articles 97, 103, 1031, 104, 105, 110, 112, 118, 119, 1301, 135, 137, 138, 142, part three of Article 145, Articles 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 1541, 155, 1551, 1552, 1553, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 164, 165, 166, indent. "v" and "g" of part two, indent "a" and "g" of part three, indent "b" and "v" of part four of Article 169, indent "b" and "v" of part three of Article 171, indent "a," "b" of part two and part three of Article 173, indent "a," "g," "d" and "j" of part three of Article 202, part two of Article 204, Articles 216, 2161, 2162, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, indents "a," "b" and "v" of part two of Article 223, Articles 226, 2292, 235, 242, 244, 2441, 2442, 2443, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 2511, 252, 254, 2551, 264, parts two and three of Article 267, parts two and three of Article 270, Articles 271, 273, 274, 276, parts two and three of Article 277, part two of Article 278, parts two and three of Article 279, part two of Article 280, parts two and three of Article 281, Article 282, parts two and three of Article 283, Articles 285, 286 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, for ten years after the conviction is spent or expunged, or after an act of amnesty has been applied;

those whose conviction for committing intentional crimes is not spent or whose conviction has not been expunged, except for those specified in indent five of this part;

when law enforcement bodies have information about unlawful actions containing signs of extremist activity towards citizens, as well as activity posing a real threat to the life and health of persons;

those serving a criminal sentence;

those who do not have a permanent place of residence or storage conditions that ensure the safety of weapons and their ammunition;

those against whom a criminal case has been initiated;

those subject to administrative liability for committing offenses provided for in Articles 185, 220, 2201, and 221 of the Code of Administrative Responsibility of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

Those subject to repeated administrative liability within one year for committing offenses encroaching on public order, the established order of governance, or violating hunting rules, as well as for inflicting slight bodily hweapon and the illegal preparation, acquisition, storage, transportation, or shipment of narcotic drugs, their analogues, or psychotropic substances in small quantities;

those who have subjected women to pressure and/or committed violence — in cases where the protection order provides for a prohibition on the right to obtain a permit for the acquisition of weapons (during the validity period of the protection order or the period specified therein);

when there are diseases or physical defects preventing the ownership of civil weapons specified in Annex 2 of this Law;

when close relatives and other persons who are registered with a dispensary due to mental state disorders and/or narcological diseases reside jointly at the permanent place of residence of these citizens.

The procedure for training in special short-term courses on the rules for the safe use of weapons and the form of the certificate of training in special courses shall be established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

A permit for the acquisition of civil weapons shall also not be issued to citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan if their close relatives and other persons residing jointly at their permanent place of residence have the grounds provided for in indents three, five, and seven of part ten of this Article.

In the event of a refusal to issue a permit for the acquisition of civil weapons, the internal affairs bodies must notify the applicant in writing no later than one working day from the date the decision was made, indicating the reasons for the refusal, the specific norms of the legislation, and the period during which the applicant may eliminate the specified reasons and resubmit the documents for review.

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who are acquiring civil weapons and their ammunition (with the exception of self-defense weapons) for the first time must undergo a test for knowledge of the rules for the safe use of weapons at the hunters' public association (for hunting weapons) and legal entities engaged in shooting sports activities (for sporting weapons). These associations and legal entities shall issue documents confirming the passing of the relevant test for knowledge of the rules for the safe use of weapons.

Article 131. Medical examination for the absence of contraindications to weapons ownership

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan and employees of legal entities with special service tasks must undergo periodic medical examinations for the absence of contraindications to weapons ownership at medical institutions of state healthcare bodies (hereinafter referred to as medical institutions) upon referral from internal affairs bodies, in the following manner:

citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who are acquiring weapons and their ammunition for the first time, as well as when extending the validity periods of permits for the storage and carrying, collection, or exhibition of weapons — at medical institutions at the place of permanent residence;

employees of a legal entity who are obliged to ensure the safety, issuance and acceptance, and registration of weapons and their ammunition, or who exercise the right to carry and use service weapons, when acquiring permits for the storage and/or carrying of weapons and when extending their validity period — at medical institutions at the place of permanent residence or at medical institutions determined in accordance with an agreement between the legal entity with special service tasks and the medical institution.

The validity period of a referral from internal affairs bodies for undergoing a medical examination is ten days from the date of its issuance.

The medical examination shall be conducted on a paid basis for the purpose of identifying the absence of diseases or physical defects specified in Annexes 1 and 2 of this Law.

Close relatives and other persons residing jointly at the permanent place of residence of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan who is acquiring weapons and their ammunition for the first time or extending the validity periods of permits for the storage and carrying, collection, or exhibition of weapons shall be checked for registration with psycho-neurological and narcological dispensaries at the place of permanent residence.

The list of medical institutions of state healthcare bodies authorized to conduct medical examinations, the amounts of tariffs for conducting the medical examination, and the form of the conclusion regarding the results of the medical examination shall be determined by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 132. Procedure for undergoing a medical examination for the absence of contraindications to weapons ownership

The medical examination shall be conducted by a medical institution based on a referral from the internal affairs bodies, upon presentation of an identity document (identifying ID card, passport, or other identity document) of the citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan or the employee of the legal entity undergoing the examination.

The medical examination shall be conducted by the medical institution within a ten-day period from the date the referral from the internal affairs bodies is submitted.

A special medical commission shall be established by the medical institution to conduct the medical examination. The composition of the medical commission shall be approved by the administration of the medical institution.

The medical commission shall maintain outpatient cards of the persons undergoing the medical examination to record information related to the medical examination.

The medical conclusions of all doctors and specialists participating in the medical examination regarding the person undergoing the medical examination must be indicated in the outpatient card.

The examination of the person undergoing the medical examination shall be carried out by the medical commission at the psycho-neurological and narcological dispensaries at their place of permanent residence.

The medical institution shall formalize the medical commission's conclusion regarding the presence (absence) of contraindications to weapons ownership based on the results of the medical examination in electronic form and send the conclusion to the internal affairs body that issued the referral via postal communication means or an information system, ensuring the confidentiality of the information, within one working day from the time the medical examination was conducted.

The conclusion shall be certified by the signature of the head of the medical commission and the seal of the medical institution.

The conclusion of the medical commission is valid for thirty days from the date of its issuance.

Article 14. Acquisition of weapons and their ammunition by other subjects entitled to the acquisition of weapons and their ammunition

The legal entities specified in indent four — seven of Article 10 of this Law shall have the right to acquire the relevant weapons and their ammunition necessary for fulfilling service and statutory duties in the manner established in Parts one — five of Article 12 of this Law.

Article 15. Import of weapons and their ammunition into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, export from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and transit through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The import of civil and service weapons and their ammunition into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the export from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the transit through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be carried out based on permits from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The transit of weapons and their ammunition intended for the supply of the weaponed forces of third countries through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be carried out in accordance with the Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and international treaties adopted pursuant thereto.

Article 16. Manufacture of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

Legal entities engaged in the manufacture of civil and service weapons and their ammunition must have a license for the manufacture of such types of weapons and their ammunition, and ensure the requirements of manufacturing safety, control over production, as well as the quality and safety of the manufactured products.

The equipment of cartridges for smooth-bore hunting weapons may be carried out for personal use by the owner of such weapons on the basis of a permit for the storage and carrying of smooth-bore hunting weapons. The repair of fireweapons and the replacement of their component parts may be carried out independently by the owner of such weapons, with the exception of the main parts of the fireweapons.

Article 17. Sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

Legal entities engaged in the sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition must:

have a license for the sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition;

ensure the safety of civil and service weapons and their ammunition, and the safety of their storage;

require the buyer to present a permit for the acquisition of a specific type of weapons;

ensure the registration of acquired and sold civil and service weapons and their ammunition, as well as the retention of registration documents for ten years;

register the sold self-defense weapons, edged cold hunting weapons, and signal weapons, and ammunition for hunting fireweapons;

the sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition to individuals and legal entities who have not presented a permit for the acquisition of a specific type of weapons, as well as weapons without a number and manufacturer's stamp, is prohibited.

Legal entities with a license for the sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition are prohibited from selling weapons and other types of goods in the same sales hall, with the exception of sports, hunting, and fishing equipment, weapons spare parts, and pyrotechnic articles.

Article 18. Sale, inheritance of civil weapons and their ammunition by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, foreign citizens, and stateless individuals

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, foreign citizens, and stateless individuals permanently residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to sell the civil weapons and their ammunition that are their property through legal entities with a license for the sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition, based on permits from internal affairs bodies for the sale of civil weapons.

The inheritance of civil weapons and their ammunition shall be carried out after the weapons are re-registered with the internal affairs bodies, provided that the heir has a permit for the acquisition of this type of weapons. In the event of a refusal to issue a permit for the acquisition of civil weapons, the civil weapons must be sold through legal entities with a license for the sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition or surrendered to the internal affairs bodies free of charge.

Article 19. Rewarded weapons

Weapons received by military servicemen and employees of special bodies and military formations based on the orders of their heads, as well as weapons received by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan based on the decisions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and documents on awards from heads of foreign states and heads of foreign governments, are Rewarded Weapons. A permit for the storage and carrying of Rewarded Weapons shall be issued by the internal affairs bodies.

The validity period of a permit for the storage and carrying of Rewarded Weapons is not limited.

Weapons that allow continuous firing, as well as weapons whose circulation is prohibited on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan in accordance with Article 9 of this Law, cannot be Rewarded weapons.

If a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan is Rewarded with weapons that allow continuous firing, as well as weapons whose circulation is prohibited on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan in accordance with Article 9 of this Law, these weapons must be surrendered to the internal affairs body within a one-day period from the date of acquisition.

The sale and inheritance of combat or service weapons given as a reward, as well as the acquisition of their ammunition, is not permitted.

Article 20. Sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition by legal entities

The legal entities specified in indents three, four, six, and seven of Article 10 of this Law shall have the right to sell the civil and service weapons and their ammunition legitimately held by them through legal entities with a license for the sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition, based on permits from internal affairs bodies for the sale of weapons and their ammunition, with the condition of subsequent re-registration of these weapons and their ammunition with the internal affairs bodies.

Article 21. Storage of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

Legal entities, citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, foreign citizens, and stateless individuals permanently residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to store civil and service weapons and their ammunition based on permits from internal affairs bodies for the storage or storage and carrying of weapons.

Civil and service weapons and their ammunition must be stored in lockable safes or metal cabinets under conditions that ensure their safety, secure storage, and exclude their use by unauthorized persons.

The storage of civil and service weapons and their ammunition by legal entities shall be carried out in lockable safes or metal cabinets in separate, specially equipped and technically reinforced weaponories, equipped with security and fire alweapons, security, and other technical means of physical protection.

The storage of sporting fireweapons and their ammunition, including rifled barrel sporting weapons or pneumatic sporting weapons with muzzle energy exceeding 3 joules and a caliber exceeding 4.5 millimeters, as well as edged cold and throwing sporting weapons, shall be carried out in lockable safes or metal cabinets in equipped weaponories on the territory of sports facilities.

The storage of civil weapons and their ammunition by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be carried out at their permanent place of residence.

The storage of civil weapons and their ammunition by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan while engaged in hunting or shooting sports must be carried out while observing conditions that exclude the use of the weapons by unauthorized persons.

The storage of civil weapons and their ammunition acquired by foreign citizens during their temporary stay in the Republic of Uzbekistan is permitted for five days after the civil weapons and their ammunition are acquired.

The temporary storage of civil and service weapons and their ammunition imported by foreign citizens into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan for hunting, participation in sports events, or exhibition purposes shall be carried out by the legal entities that formalized the invitation for the foreign citizens.

The storage and use of weapons and their ammunition found or surrendered by individuals and legal entities, but not owned by them, is prohibited. Such weapons and their ammunition must be immediately surrendered to the internal affairs bodies, but no later than one day.

Measures of reward for the voluntary surrender of weapons and their ammunition may be established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Persons who voluntarily surrender fireweapons and their ammunition shall be granted a preferential right to acquire them.

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.

Article 23. Carrying of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

The carrying of civil and service weapons and their ammunition shall be carried out based on permits issued by internal affairs bodies for the carrying, storage, and carrying of a specific type, kind, and model of weapons, in the following cases:

By employees of legal entities with special service tasks — while performing service duties;

By citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, foreign citizens, and stateless individuals permanently residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan — in places where hunting, sports events, or shooting practice are held, for training purposes, and for self-defense purposes.

Foreign citizens temporarily staying in the Republic of Uzbekistan may carry the civil and service weapons and their ammunition belonging to them in places where hunting or sports events are held.

The carrying of long-barreled fireweapons shall be carried out un-cased, with a loaded magazine (drum) on safety, and the carrying of short-barreled fireweapons shall be carried out in a holster in the same manner.

Inserting a cartridge into the chamber is only permitted when there is a need to use the weapons or in a state of necessary defense or extreme necessity to protect the life, health, and property of citizens, as well as the property of legal entities.

The use of technically faulty civil and service weapons and their ammunition whose validity, storage, or usage period has expired, including gas weapons, is prohibited, with the exception of cases of conducting research and tests or checking the technical condition of the weapons and their ammunition.

Individuals carrying hunting weapons and their ammunition during hunting must carry their identity document, the hunting certificate issued by the hunters' public association, documents on the right to hunt, and the permit for the storage and carrying of weapons.

Individuals who have the right to store and carry civil and service weapons must comply with the established rules for their safe use.

Article 24. Transportation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

Legal entities shall have the right to transport the civil and service weapons and their ammunition belonging to them based on permits from internal affairs bodies for the transportation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition with a validity period of three months.

For the transportation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition, legal entities must:

allocate technically sound vehicles whose design excludes the possibility of viewing and accessing the cargo by unauthorized persons;

transport the weapons and their ammunition in factory packaging or in special containers sealed or plumbed;

ensure the escort of a batch of more than ten fireweapons or more than five hundred rounds of their ammunition on the route of transportation by weaponed guards of the internal affairs bodies, the National Guard of the Republic of Uzbekistan, or departmental military guard bodies.

Civil and service weapons must be unloaded and separate from ammunition during transportation.

In the event that signs of the opening of the vehicle transporting civil and service weapons and their ammunition, damage to the container, or broken seals or plumbs are detected, the head of the weaponed guards must immediately notify the internal affairs bodies, draw up an act, take necessary measures to determine the causes of the incident, and ensure the guarding of the incident location.

The transportation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition is carried out without permits from internal affairs bodies:

by legal entities within the territory of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions, and the City of Tashkent, at the place where these weapons and their ammunition are registered by the internal affairs bodies;

by individuals for hunting weapons, smooth-bore sporting weapons, and their ammunition for participation in hunting and sports events, based on permits from internal affairs bodies for the storage and carrying of these types of weapons;

by individuals for self-defense weapons, based on permits from internal affairs bodies for the storage and carrying of these types of weapons;

for civil and service weapons and their ammunition that are not registered with the internal affairs bodies in accordance with part four of Article 11 of this Law.

The transportation of civil and service weapons belonging to individuals shall be carried out in cases, sheaths, or special holsters.

Article 25. Registration of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

Legal entities must keep records of civil and service weapons and their ammunition, ensure their safety, and the safety of their storage and use.

Article 26. Use of civil and service weapons

Individuals who have the right to store and carry civil and service weapons may use the weapons to protect their life and health, the life and health of other citizens, and property in a state of necessary defense or extreme necessity. Before using civil and service weapons, the person against whom the weapons are being used must be clearly and distinctly warned about this, except for cases where such a warning is impossible or where delaying the use of the weapons could pose a direct threat to the life of citizens and the weapons owner or lead to other grave consequences. In this case, the use of weapons in a state of necessary defense must not cause hweapon to third persons.

The use of civil and service weapons against women with visible signs of pregnancy, persons with visible signs of disability, and minors whose age is clearly visible or known is prohibited, except for cases of their weaponed resistance or attack threatening the life and health of citizens or the person using the weapons.

The owner of the weapons is obligated to immediately report every instance of the use of civil and service weapons which resulted in hweapon to the life and health of citizens to the internal affairs body at the place where the weapons were used.

In the event that the health of citizens is hweaponed as a result of the use of civil and service weapons, the owner of the said weapons is obligated to provide first aid to the citizens whose bodies have been injured, as well as to take measures for them to receive first medical aid in the shortest possible time.

The internal affairs bodies shall immediately notify the prosecutor about every instance of hweapon caused to the life, health, and property of citizens as a result of the use of civil and service weapons.

The rules for the use of civil weapons for engaging in hunting and sports, as well as the use of service weapons, shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 27. Rights and obligations of owners of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

Owners of civil and service weapons and their ammunition shall have the following rights:

sale, collection, and exhibition of civil and service weapons and their ammunition;

inheritance of civil weapons and their ammunition;

use of civil and service weapons and their ammunition for their intended purpose;

storage and carrying of civil and service weapons and their ammunition, provided there is a corresponding permit.

Owners of civil and service weapons and their ammunition must:

register (re-register) the civil weapons in their ownership with the internal affairs bodies, except for the cases specified in part four of article 11 of this Law;

comply with the procedure for the transportation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition established in this law;

ensure the safety of civil and service weapons and their ammunition;

ensure unhindered access of employees of internal affairs bodies to the territory of objects and premises where civil and service weapons are stored, from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., to check compliance with the requirements of the legislation on weapons, and provide them with the necessary documents for review;

undergo a knowledge test on the rules for the safe handling of weapons at the hunters' public association (for hunting weapons) and legal entities engaged in activities in the field of shooting sports (for sporting weapons);

undergo a medical examination for the absence of contraindications to weapons ownership upon referral from the internal affairs bodies;

in the event of a change in permanent place of residence, apply to the relevant internal affairs body with an application for the re-registration of the civil weapons belonging to them within a ten-day period from the date of registration at the new permanent place of residence.

Article 28. Seizure of weapons and their ammunition

The seizure of weapons and their ammunition shall be carried out by internal affairs bodies in the following cases:

when the rules for the circulation of weapons and their ammunition are violated by individuals and legal entities;

until the issue of inheriting the property is resolved upon the death of a citizen who was the owner of weapons, as well as upon the death of a citizen who legitimately owned combat or service weapons;

when a citizen who was the owner of weapons is found missing, as well as when a citizen is declared deceased until the issue of inheriting the property is resolved;

when a legal entity that is a licensee or holder of a permit for the circulation of weapons is liquidated;

when permits in the field of circulation of civil and service weapons are suspended until the issue that served as the basis for the suspension is resolved;

when licenses and permits in the field of circulation of civil and service weapons are terminated or revoked;

when the right of a person who has subjected women to harassment and/or committed violence to store and carry civil weapons is restricted during the validity of the protection order or the period specified therein;

when circumstances arise that impede weapons ownership, as provided for in indent five, six, seven, fourteen, and fifteen of part ten of Article 13 of this Law;

when a state of emergency is introduced, depending on specific circumstances.

The seizure of weapons and their ammunition shall also be carried out by:

bodies exercising state control over compliance with the rules of hunting, fishing, nature, and natural resource protection, in cases of violation of the legislation on nature protection, within the limits of their powers, with the subsequent transfer of the weapons and their ammunition to the internal affairs bodies at the place where the offense was committed;

customs bodies in cases of violation of the legislation on customs, within the limits of their powers, with the subsequent transfer of the weapons and their ammunition to the internal affairs bodies at the place where the offense was committed;

other bodies within the limits of their powers.

Seized, as well as confiscated weapons and their ammunition, must be handed over to the internal affairs bodies. In this case, seized weapons and their ammunition recognized as material evidence in criminal cases shall be handed over in the manner prescribed by the criminal procedure legislation.

Seized weapons and their ammunition that are technically fit for use must be sold through legal entities engaged in the sale of weapons, and the proceeds from the sale must be given to the former owner of the weapons and their ammunition, minus the costs for the sale of the seized item.

Seized weapons and their ammunition that are technically unfit for use, as well as homemade, reconstructed, and weapons whose circulation is prohibited on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be destroyed by the internal affairs bodies or handed over to the collections of special bodies and military formations.

Seized gas weapons that are technically faulty or whose validity, storage, or usage period has expired shall be handed over to the internal affairs bodies free of charge for destruction.

A protocol (act) on the seizure of weapons and their ammunition shall be drawn up, indicating the type, kind, model, caliber, series, and number of the seized weapons, as well as the type and quantity of ammunition, or a corresponding entry shall be made about this.

Chapter 4. Specific features of the circulation of weapons and their ammunition of diplomatic missions, consular institutions, and organizations equated to them, accredited in the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as foreign citizens and stateless individuals

Article 29. Acquisition of civil weapons and their ammunition by foreign citizens

Foreign citizens and stateless individuals permanently residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to acquire civil weapons and their ammunition in the manner established for citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan in this Law.

Foreign citizens temporarily staying on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to acquire civil weapons and their ammunition in the Republic of Uzbekistan based on permits for the acquisition of weapons issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan upon the request of the diplomatic missions, consular institutions, and organizations equated to them, accredited in the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the foreign states of which they are citizens. The acquired civil weapons and their ammunition must be exported from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan no later than five days from the date of their acquisition.

Article 30. Import of weapons and their ammunition into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and export from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, storage, carrying, and use thereof on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan by diplomatic missions, consular institutions, and organizations equated to them, accredited in the Republic of Uzbekistan, of foreign states

The import of weapons and their ammunition into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and export from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the storage, carrying, and use thereof on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan for ensuring the security of the premises and personnel of diplomatic missions, consular institutions, and organizations equated to them, accredited in the Republic of Uzbekistan, of foreign states shall be carried out in the manner prescribed by international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The import of civil weapons and their ammunition into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and export from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan by the employees of diplomatic missions, consular institutions, and organizations equated to them, accredited in the Republic of Uzbekistan, of foreign states shall be carried out in the manner prescribed by international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The registration, storage, carrying, and use of these weapons and their ammunition on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be carried out in the manner established for citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan in this Law.

Article 31. Import of civil weapons and their ammunition into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and export from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, storage, carrying, and use thereof on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan by foreign citizens and stateless individuals

Foreign citizens and stateless individuals temporarily staying on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan may import hunting and sporting weapons and their ammunition into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, provided there is an invitation from a legal entity with a license for carrying out tourist activities, a contract concluded with this legal entity for hunting, or an invitation to participate in sports events, and a corresponding permit issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, taking into account the restrictions on the circulation of civil weapons provided for in this Law. The imported hunting and sporting weapons and their unused ammunition must be exported from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan within the deadlines specified in the contract or invitation.

Foreign citizens and stateless individuals temporarily staying in the Republic of Uzbekistan may store civil weapons and their ammunition during their stay in the Republic of Uzbekistan in accordance with the permits for the acquisition of weapons issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Foreign citizens and stateless individuals permanently residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to store, carry, and use civil weapons and their ammunition in the manner established for citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan in this Law.

The import of self-defense weapons into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan by foreign citizens and stateless individuals is prohibited.

Violation of the deadlines for the export of civil weapons and their ammunition from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the procedure for their import into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and their use on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall entail their seizure.

Chapter 5. Issuance of licenses and permits in the field of circulation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

Article 32. Licensing-permit system for the circulation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

The manufacture, repair, and sale of civil and service weapons and their ammunition on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be carried out on the basis of licenses issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the established manner.

Permits for the acquisition, sale, storage, carrying, transportation, collection, exhibition of civil and service weapons and their ammunition, their import into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, export from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and transit through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be issued by the internal affairs bodies in the manner prescribed by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 33. Fee for consideration of an application and extension of the validity period of a permit in the field of circulation of civil and service weapons

A fee shall be charged for the consideration of an application for the issuance of a permit (hereinafter referred to as a permit) for the acquisition, sale, storage, carrying, transportation, collection, exhibition of civil and service weapons and their ammunition, their import into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, export from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and transit through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and for the extension of the validity period of the permit.

The amounts of the fee for the consideration of an application for the issuance of a permit and the extension of its validity period shall be transferred to the account of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 34. Suspension of the validity of a permit

The validity of a permit may be suspended in the following cases:

when violations of the licensing requirements and conditions are identified by the permit holder;

when a court decision or an instruction from the internal affairs body imposing on the permit holder the obligation to eliminate the identified violations is not fulfilled.

The suspension of the validity of a permit shall be carried out by a court, and may also be carried out by the internal affairs body if the validity of the permit is suspended for a period not exceeding ten working days in connection with the prevention of the risk of loss or theft of weapons and their ammunition.

The decision of the internal affairs body to suspend the validity of the permit shall be communicated to its holder in written or electronic form (if available) no later than one working day from the date the decision is adopted, indicating the reasons for the suspension of the permit's validity and the specific norms of the legislation.

The court's decision to suspend the validity of the permit shall be communicated to its holder within the periods established by law.

The internal affairs body or the court must establish a deadline for the permit holder to eliminate the circumstances that caused the suspension of the permit's validity. In this case, the period established for the elimination of the circumstances that caused the suspension of the permit's validity must not be less than five working days.

The period of suspension of the permit's validity is not included in its total validity period.

In the event that the circumstances that caused the suspension of the permit's validity are eliminated by the permit holder, the internal affairs body or the court must adopt a decision to restore the permit's validity within five working days from the date a confirmation of the elimination of the specified circumstances is received.

The decision of the internal affairs body to suspend the permit's validity may be appealed to the court. If the court finds the suspension of the permit's validity to be unjustified, the internal affairs body shall be liable to the permit holder for the number of damages incurred by them.

Article 35. Termination of the validity of a permit

The validity of a permit shall be terminated in the following cases:

when the permit holder applies with an application for its termination;

when the permit holder, who is a legal entity, is liquidated — from the time of liquidation, or when its activity is terminated as a result of reorganization — from the time of reorganization, with the exception of its transformation, and also when the newly formed legal entity in legal entities being reorganized as a result of merger has a permissive document for performing and/or carrying out the very same action and/or activity on the date of its state registration;

when the validity of the hunting certificate is terminated (in relation to permits for hunting weapons);

when the permit holder, who is an individual, dies, their legal capacity is restricted, or they are found to be legally incapacitated;

when circumstances arise, as provided for in indents three — ten and twelve of part nine of article 13 of this law, which exclude the possibility of obtaining a permit;

when the permit holder systematically (two or more times) or grossly violates the licensing requirements and conditions once within a year, if these violations resulted in hweapon to the life and health of citizens or public safety;

when the permit holder does not eliminate the circumstances that caused the suspension of the permit's validity within the period set by the internal affairs body or the court;

when the decision of the internal affairs body to issue the permit is found to be illegitimate;

when the validity period of the permit expires;

when the one-time action for which the permit was issued is performed.

The validity of the permit shall be considered terminated upon the occurrence of the cases specified in indents three, four, five, ten, and eleven of part one of this article.

The validity of a permit shall be terminated by the internal affairs body in the cases specified in indents two and six of part one of this article, and by the court in the cases specified in indents seven, eight, and nine of part one of this article.

The court's decision on the termination of the permit's validity shall be communicated to the permit holder and the internal affairs body within the periods established by law.

The decision of the internal affairs body on the termination of the permit's validity shall be communicated to the permit holder in written or electronic form (if available) no later than one working day from the date the decision is adopted. Within ten days from the date the permit holder receives the decision on the termination of the permit's validity, the permit must be returned to the internal affairs body and destroyed.

The validity of the permit shall be terminated from the date the decision on the termination of its validity is adopted.

The decision of the internal affairs body on the termination of the permit's validity may be appealed to the court. If the court finds the termination of the permit's validity to be unjustified, the internal affairs body shall be liable to the permit holder for the number of damages incurred by them.

Article 36. Revocation of a permit

A permit shall be revoked:

upon the owner's application for its revocation;

on the basis of the establishment of the fact that it was obtained using forged documents.

The permit shall be revoked by the internal affairs body in the case specified in par. Two of part one of this article, and by the court in the case specified in par. Three of part one of this article.

Within ten days after the permit holder receives the court's decision on its revocation, the permit must be returned to the internal affairs body and destroyed.

The court's decision on the revocation of the permit shall be effective from the date it is issued.

Chapter 6. Concluding provisions

Article 37. Certification of civil and service weapons and their ammunition, as well as items structurally similar to weapons

Civil and service weapons and their ammunition manufactured on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and imported into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as items structurally similar to these types of weapons, must be certified.

Technical requirements for civil and service weapons and their ammunition, rules for the marking, packaging, and methods for testing their conformity shall be established by normative documents in the field of technical regulation.

Article 38. State cadastre of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

The state cadastre of civil and service weapons and their ammunition (hereinafter referred to as the Weapons Cadastre) shall be maintained and published by the Uzbekistan Agency for Standardization, Metrology, and Certification and is an official collection containing systematized information about civil and service weapons and their ammunition.

Information about civil and service weapons and their ammunition shall be included in the Weapons Cadastre based on positive certification results.

Information about edged cold weapons and throwing weapons, and about civil and service fireweapons whose single copies are imported into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan or exported from the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall not be included in the Weapons Cadastre.

Article 39. Establishment of the state bullet and cartridge collection of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Bullets, cartridge cases, and cartridges with weapons traces, retrieved from the scene of an incident, as well as those fired in a control manner from rifled barrel civil and service fireweapons, shall be sent for the formation of the State Bullet and Cartridge Collection of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The State Bullet and Cartridge Collection of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be maintained by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 40. State control over the circulation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

State control over the circulation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be exercised by the internal affairs bodies.

The internal affairs bodies, within the limits of their powers, shall have the right to:

issue licenses and permits in the field of circulation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition;

check compliance with the requirements and conditions of licenses and permits;

request necessary information on issues arising during checks of compliance with the requirements and conditions of licenses and permits;

inspect weapons and their ammunition at the places where they are manufactured, repaired, sold, stored, and destroyed;

draw up acts based on the results of checks, indicating specific violations of the requirements and conditions of licenses and permits;

issue decisions imposing on the holders of licenses and permits the obligation to eliminate the identified violations, and establish deadlines for eliminating such violations;

suspend, restore the validity of licenses and permits, revoke licenses and permits, or apply to the court with an application for their revocation in the cases and manner prescribed by law.

Checking compliance with the procedure for the storage of civil weapons must be carried out by the prevention (senior) inspectors of the internal affairs bodies at least once a year.

State control over the circulation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition may also be exercised by other bodies within the limits of their powers.

Article 41. International cooperation in the field of circulation of weapons and their ammunition

Cooperation with foreign states in the field of circulation of weapons and their ammunition, including the detection, prevention, suppression, and disclosure of crimes related to their illegal circulation, shall be carried out in accordance with the Legislation and international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 42. Resolution of disputes

Disputes in the field of circulation of weapons and their ammunition shall be resolved in the manner prescribed by law.

Article 43. Responsibility for violation of the legislation on weapons

Persons guilty of violating the legislation on weapons shall be held responsible in the established manner.

Article 44. Ensuring the execution, dissemination, and explanation of the essence and significance of this law

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with other interested organizations, shall ensure the execution of this Law, its dissemination to the executors, and the explanation of its essence and significance among the population.

Article 45. Bringing the legislation into conformity with this law

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:

bring government decisions into conformity with this Law;

ensure that state administration bodies revise and repeal their normative legal acts that contradict this Law.

Article 46. Entry into force of this Law

This Law shall enter into force six months after the day of its official publication.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan SH. MIRZIYOYEV

Tashkent,

July 29, 2019,

No. LRU-550

Appendix 1 to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Weapons"

List

of Diseases or Physical Defects that Preclude Ownership of Service Weapons

№ Name of diseases and physical defects I. Psychological and nervous diseases 1. All disorders of the mental state 2. Epilepsy 3. Episodic and paroxysmal disorders 4. Syncope associated with carotid sinus hypersensitivity, idiopathic peripheral vegetative neuropathy II. Narcological diseases 1. All narcological diseases, except tobacco dependence III. Eye diseases 1. Chronic diseases of the eye associated with significant impairment of visual function (visual acuity with correction less than 0.5 (50 percent) in one eye, less than 0.2 (20 percent) in the other eye) IV. Ear diseases 1. Hearing impairment (deafness grade 4, mutism) V. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system 1. Accessory thumb of the hand 2. Skeletal fusion of the fingers (synostosis) 3. Webbed fingers (syndactyly) 4. Coalescence of multiple fingers 5. Congenital absence of the hand 6. Absence of the shoulder and foreweapon with the preservation of the hand 7. Absence of the shoulder, foreweapon, and hand 8. Absence of the hand and fingers 9. Shortness of the radius 10. Shortness of the ulna 11. Cleft hand 12. Other defects causing shortness of the weapon 13. Unspecified defects causing shortness of the weapon 14. Congenital absence of the weapon due to unspecified cause 15. Phocomelia of the weapons and legs of unspecified cause 16. Congenital scoliosis resulting from bone development defects 17. Osteogenesis imperfecta 18. Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia 19. Nonunion of bone fractures (pseudoarthrosis) 20. Pseudoarthrosis post arthrodesis and bone fusion 21. Delayed union of bone fractures 22. Stress fractures not described in other subsections of this item 23. Pathological fractures not described in other subsections of this item 24. Other disorders of bone integrity 25. Disorders of bone integrity due to unspecified cause 26. Fibrous dysplasia (in a specific bone) 27. Disorders of bone density and structure due to unspecified cause 28. Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis 29. Other types of acute osteomyelitis 30. Chronic, multifocal osteomyelitis 31. Idiopathic aseptic necrosis 32. Osteonecrosis due to medication exposure 33. Osteonecrosis due to trauma 34. Other secondary osteonecrosis 35. Osteonecrosis due to other causes 36. Osteonecrosis due to unspecified cause 37. Bone hypertrophy 38. Osteolysis 39. Osteopathies resulting from poliomyelitis 40. Fractures resulting from tumors 41. Adolescent osteochondrosis of the shoulder 42. Adolescent osteochondrosis of the foreweapon bones 43. Spastic torticollis 44. Congenital torticollis (congenital deformation of the sternocleidomastoid muscle) 45. Klippel–feil syndrome 46. Cervical rib 47. Cervical intervertebral disc injury with myelopathy 48. Cervical intervertebral disc injury with radiculopathy 49. Volkmann's ischemic contracture 50. Erb's obstetric paralysis VI. Non-infectious and infectious diseases 1. Heart diseases with complications of circulatory failure 2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated by pronounced pulmono-cardiac failure 3. Hypertension disease stage iii 4. Severe course of bronchial asthma 5. Liver cirrhosis 6. Acute nephritic syndrome 7. Chronic nephrotic syndrome 8. Nephrotic syndrome 9. Acute renal failure 10. Chronic renal failure 11. Thyrotoxicosis (hyperthyroidism) 12. Any location of active forms of tuberculosis

Appendix 2 to the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On weapons"

List

of diseases or physical defects that preclude ownership of civil weapons

№ Name of diseases and physical defects I. Psychological and nervous diseases 1. All disorders of the mental state 2. Epilepsy 3. Episodic and paroxysmal disorders 4. Syncope associated with carotid sinus hypersensitivity, idiopathic peripheral vegetative neuropathy II. Narcological diseases 1. All narcological diseases, except tobacco dependence III. Eye diseases 1. Chronic diseases of the eye associated with significant impairment of visual function (visual acuity with correction less than 0.5 (50 percent) in one eye, less than 0.2 (20 percent) in the other eye) IV. Ear diseases 1. Hearing impairment (deafness grade 4, mutism) V. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system 1. Accessory thumb of the hand 2. Skeletal fusion of the fingers (synostosis) 3. Webbed fingers (syndactyly) 4. Coalescence of multiple fingers 5. Congenital absence of the hand 6. Absence of the shoulder and foreweapon with the preservation of the hand 7. Absence of the shoulder, foreweapon, and hand 8. Absence of the hand and fingers 9. Shortness of the radius 10. Shortness of the ulna 11. Cleft hand 12. Other defects causing shortness of the weapon 13. Unspecified defects causing shortness of the weapon 14. Congenital absence of the weapon due to unspecified cause 15. Phocomelia of the weapons and legs of unspecified cause 16. Congenital scoliosis resulting from bone development defects 17. Osteogenesis imperfecta 18. Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia 19. Nonunion of bone fractures (pseudoarthrosis) 20. Pseudoarthrosis post arthrodesis and bone fusion 21. Delayed union of bone fractures 22. Stress fractures not described in other subsections of this item 23. Pathological fractures not described in other subsections of this item 24. Other disorders of bone integrity 25. Disorders of bone integrity due to unspecified cause 26. Fibrous dysplasia (in a specific bone) 27. Disorders of bone density and structure due to unspecified cause 28. Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis 29. Other types of acute osteomyelitis 30. Chronic, multifocal osteomyelitis 31. Idiopathic aseptic necrosis 32. Osteonecrosis due to medication exposure 33. Osteonecrosis due to trauma 34. Other secondary osteonecrosis 35. Osteonecrosis due to other causes 36. Osteonecrosis due to unspecified cause 37. Bone hypertrophy 38. Osteolysis 39. Osteopathies resulting from poliomyelitis 40. Fractures resulting from tumors 41. Adolescent osteochondrosis of the shoulder 42. Adolescent osteochondrosis of the foreweapon bones 43. Spastic torticollis 44. Congenital torticollis (congenital deformation of the sternocleidomastoid muscle) 45. Klippel–feil syndrome 46. Cervical rib 47. Cervical intervertebral disc injury with myelopathy 48. Cervical intervertebral disc injury with radiculopathy 49. Volkmann's ischemic contracture 50. Erb's obstetric paralysis VI. Non-infectious and infectious diseases 1. Heart diseases with complications of circulatory failure 2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated by pronounced pulmono-cardiac failure 3. Hypertension disease stage iii 4. Severe course of bronchial asthma 5. Liver cirrhosis 6. Acute nephritic syndrome 7. Chronic nephrotic syndrome 8. Nephrotic syndrome 9. Acute renal failure 10. Chronic renal failure 11. Thyrotoxicosis (hyperthyroidism) 12. Any location of active forms of tuberculosis