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Firearms Act 1996
251Approval of modifications
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251 Approval of modifications
(1) A person authorised to modify a firearm under section 250 (2) must,
not later than 7 days after its modification, produce the firearm to the
registrar for the purpose of enabling the registrar to determine
whether the firearm, has been modified in accordance with that
authority.
(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene
subsection (1).
(3) If the registrar is satisfied that a firearm referred to in subsection (1)
has been modified in accordance with the registrar’s authority, the
registrar must, on production of the licence on which that firearm is
registered make the alterations to that licence that are necessary.