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Firearms Act 1996
152Permits to acquire—cancellation by registrar
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152 Permits to acquire—cancellation by registrar
(1) The registrar must cancel a permit to acquire a firearm—
(a) if, had the permit-holder been applying for the permit held, the
registrar would be required to refuse to issue the permit; or
Note For when the registrar must refuse to issue a permit to acquire a
firearm, see s 145 and s 146.
(b) if satisfied on reasonable grounds that the permit-holder—
(i) gave information that was (to the holder’s knowledge)
application for the permit; or
(ii) has contravened this Act, whether or not the permit-holder
has been convicted of an offence for the contravention; or
(iii) has contravened a condition of the permit; or
(c) for any other reason prescribed by regulation.
Note If the registrar cancels a permit under this section, the registrar must give
written notice of the decision to the permit-holder (see s 260).
(2) The cancellation of a permit to acquire a firearm under this section
takes effect on—
(a) the day notice of the cancellation is given to the permit-holder;
or
(b) if the notice of the cancellation states a later date of effect—the