Section 8 — Pre-1975 musical instruments
This version in force from 2022-02-24
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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(1) An item that has ivory in it is exempt from the prohibition if—
(a) the item is a pre-1975 musical instrument,
(b) the volume of ivory in the instrument is less than 20% of the total volume of the material of which the instrument is made, and
(c) the instrument is registered under section 10.
(2) In this section “musical instrument”—
(a) does not include anything that, although capable of being played as a musical instrument, was not made primarily for that purpose;
(b) includes a bow, plectrum or other thing made for playing a musical instrument.