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Weapons Act 1990
sec.155Disqualification by a court
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### sec.155 Disqualification by a court
Where a person is convicted of an offence or is the subject of any order against the law of the State, the court may, in addition to any other penalty imposed by that law, do any 1 or more of the following—
declare any licence, permit to acquire or approval held by the person convicted to be revoked;
disqualify the person from holding or obtaining a licence or approval or from being a representative of a licensee or holder of approval under this Act for a period specified by the court;
order that any weapon, ammunition, antique firearm, explosive tool, captive bolt humane killer, spear gun, longbow or crossbow owned or in the possession of that person is forfeited to the Crown.
A declaration under subsection (1) (a) has effect to revoke the licence or permit to acquire specified in the declaration.
A disqualification under subsection (1) (b) has effect to revoke any licence, approval or permit to acquire held by the person.
s 155 amd 1994 No. 13 s 22 ; 1996 No. 41 s 3 sch 1 ; 1997 No. 48 s 43
(sec.155-ssec.1) Where a person is convicted of an offence or is the subject of any order against the law of the State, the court may, in addition to any other penalty imposed by that law, do any 1 or more of the following— declare any licence, permit to acquire or approval held by the person convicted to be revoked; disqualify the person from holding or obtaining a licence or approval or from being a representative of a licensee or holder of approval under this Act for a period specified by the court; order that any weapon, ammunition, antique firearm, explosive tool, captive bolt humane killer, spear gun, longbow or crossbow owned or in the possession of that person is forfeited to the Crown.
(sec.155-ssec.2) A declaration under subsection (1) (a) has effect to revoke the licence or permit to acquire specified in the declaration.
(sec.155-ssec.3) A disqualification under subsection (1) (b) has effect to revoke any licence, approval or permit to acquire held by the person.
- (a) declare any licence, permit to acquire or approval held by the person convicted to be revoked;
- (b) disqualify the person from holding or obtaining a licence or approval or from being a representative of a licensee or holder of approval under this Act for a period specified by the court;
- (c) order that any weapon, ammunition, antique firearm, explosive tool, captive bolt humane killer, spear gun, longbow or crossbow owned or in the possession of that person is forfeited to the Crown.