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Firearms Act 1996
161Firearm registration—request for further information etc
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161 Firearm registration—request for further information etc
(1) This section applies to an application for registration of a firearm.
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applicant to—
(a) give the registrar stated further information or documents that
the registrar reasonably needs to decide the application; and
(b) produce the firearm to the registrar to allow the registrar to—
(i) identify the firearm by inspecting it; and
(ii) decide if the firearm is safe.
(3) If the applicant does not comply with subsection (2) (a), the registrar
may refuse to consider the application further.
Note If the applicant does not produce the firearm, the registrar must refuse to
register the firearm (see s 163 (2)).