8Term of licence

8 Term of licence

8 Term of licence

(1) In making an application for a category A, B, C, D (other than a category D licence referred to in the Act, section 21(2)) or H licence, or for a firearms collector licence that is to be part of a composite licence, the applicant may apply for a licence that will be in force for a period of 2 years (as an alternative to a period of 5 years).

(2) For the purposes of section 21 (1) of the Act, the period of 2 years is prescribed in relation to any such licence.

(3) A composite licence is a licence that authorises the licensee to possess firearms to which more than one category of licence applies.

(3A) In making an application for a category D licence referred to in the Act, section 21(2), the applicant may apply for a licence for a period of 12 months, 2 years or 5 years.

(4) This clause does not apply to a provisional pistol (business/employment) licence or a probationary pistol licence.

Note.

See section 21 of the Act for the period for which a licence referred to in subclause (4) is in force.

cl 8: Am 2022 No 19, Sch 2[1]–[3].