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Firearms Act 1996
171User registration—refusal
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171 User registration—refusal
(1) On an application for registration as a user of a firearm, the registrar
must refuse to register the applicant as a user unless satisfied on
(a) the firearm to which the application relates is of a kind suitable
for use for the genuine reason established by the applicant for
the issue of the applicant’s licence; and
(b) if the applicant is a licensed firearms dealer or composite entity,
or an employee or person acting on behalf of a licensed firearms
dealer or composite entity—the applicant requires the firearm
for the purposes of the dealership or entity.
(2) Also, if the registrar requires the registered owner of a firearm to
produce the firearm under section 169 (3), the registrar must refuse to
register the user if the firearm is not produced as required.