Προοίμιο
WHEREAS by Orders made under Regulation 5I(I) of the Emergency Powers (Public Safety and Order) Regulations, 1955 to (No. 2) 1959, the possession of certain classes of firearms was prohibited in every district in the Colony;
AND WHEREAS in consequence of such Orders firearms were surrendered to the Government by the owners thereof;
AND WHEREAS it is desirable to make legislative provision to facilitate the return of such firearms to their owners:-
BE it, therefore, enacted by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Cyprus as follows:-