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Weapons Act 1990
sec.16Issue of licence
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### sec.16 Issue of licence
A licence must be—
in the approved form; and
endorsed with—
the weapon or category of weapon the possession of which is authorised by the licence; and
any conditions decided by an authorised officer; and
if the licence is an armourer’s, collector’s or dealer’s licence or a security licence (organisation)—the place approved for the secure storage of the weapon or category of weapon possession of which is authorised by the licence.
A condition or any other information to be endorsed on a licence may be endorsed on the licence or a certificate issued for the licence.
The condition or information may be endorsed on the licence or certificate by a word that is given a meaning by a code prescribed under a regulation.
A regulation may prescribe things that must be provided for on the approved form of licence.
s 16 amd 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 1 ; 1994 No. 13 s 3 sch
sub 1996 No. 41 s 8
amd 2003 No. 37 s 10
(sec.16-ssec.1) A licence must be— in the approved form; and endorsed with— the weapon or category of weapon the possession of which is authorised by the licence; and any conditions decided by an authorised officer; and if the licence is an armourer’s, collector’s or dealer’s licence or a security licence (organisation)—the place approved for the secure storage of the weapon or category of weapon possession of which is authorised by the licence.
(sec.16-ssec.2) A condition or any other information to be endorsed on a licence may be endorsed on the licence or a certificate issued for the licence.
(sec.16-ssec.3) The condition or information may be endorsed on the licence or certificate by a word that is given a meaning by a code prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.16-ssec.4) A regulation may prescribe things that must be provided for on the approved form of licence.
- (a) in the approved form; and
- (b) endorsed with— (i) the weapon or category of weapon the possession of which is authorised by the licence; and (ii) any conditions decided by an authorised officer; and (iii) if the licence is an armourer’s, collector’s or dealer’s licence or a security licence (organisation)—the place approved for the secure storage of the weapon or category of weapon possession of which is authorised by the licence.
- (i) the weapon or category of weapon the possession of which is authorised by the licence; and
- (ii) any conditions decided by an authorised officer; and
- (iii) if the licence is an armourer’s, collector’s or dealer’s licence or a security licence (organisation)—the place approved for the secure storage of the weapon or category of weapon possession of which is authorised by the licence.
- (i) the weapon or category of weapon the possession of which is authorised by the licence; and
- (ii) any conditions decided by an authorised officer; and
- (iii) if the licence is an armourer’s, collector’s or dealer’s licence or a security licence (organisation)—the place approved for the secure storage of the weapon or category of weapon possession of which is authorised by the licence.