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Weapons Act 1990
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### sec.199 Advising of particular events happening before commencement
This section applies in relation to a licence in effect immediately before the commencement if—
on the commencement, the licensee or the licensee’s representative is a disqualified person; or
within 10 years before the day this section commences, the licensee or the licensee’s representative—
has been convicted of a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or
has been released from lawful custody in relation to a conviction for a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or
has been subject to a supervision order in relation to a conviction for a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or
before the commencement, the licensee or the licensee’s representative was charged with a serious offence and the charge has not been dealt with.
New section 24 applies in relation to the licensee as if—
the licensee or the licensee’s representative being a disqualified person, or the happening of an event mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c), were a change under new section 24; and
a reference in new section 24(1) to within 14 days of the happening of an event mentioned in section 24(2) were a reference to within 90 days after the day this section commences.
See section 34 for the offence of contravening of a licence condition.
For subsection (1), it is irrelevant whether or not the conviction is a spent conviction, provided the conviction is recorded.
s 199 ins 2024 No. 45 s 77
(sec.199-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a licence in effect immediately before the commencement if— on the commencement, the licensee or the licensee’s representative is a disqualified person; or within 10 years before the day this section commences, the licensee or the licensee’s representative— has been convicted of a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or has been released from lawful custody in relation to a conviction for a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or has been subject to a supervision order in relation to a conviction for a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or before the commencement, the licensee or the licensee’s representative was charged with a serious offence and the charge has not been dealt with.
(sec.199-ssec.2) New section 24 applies in relation to the licensee as if— the licensee or the licensee’s representative being a disqualified person, or the happening of an event mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c), were a change under new section 24; and a reference in new section 24(1) to within 14 days of the happening of an event mentioned in section 24(2) were a reference to within 90 days after the day this section commences. See section 34 for the offence of contravening of a licence condition.
(sec.199-ssec.3) For subsection (1), it is irrelevant whether or not the conviction is a spent conviction, provided the conviction is recorded.
- (a) on the commencement, the licensee or the licensee’s representative is a disqualified person; or
- (b) within 10 years before the day this section commences, the licensee or the licensee’s representative— (i) has been convicted of a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or (ii) has been released from lawful custody in relation to a conviction for a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or (iii) has been subject to a supervision order in relation to a conviction for a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or
- (i) has been convicted of a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or
- (ii) has been released from lawful custody in relation to a conviction for a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or
- (iii) has been subject to a supervision order in relation to a conviction for a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or
- (c) before the commencement, the licensee or the licensee’s representative was charged with a serious offence and the charge has not been dealt with.
- (i) has been convicted of a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or
- (ii) has been released from lawful custody in relation to a conviction for a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or
- (iii) has been subject to a supervision order in relation to a conviction for a class A serious offence or a class B serious offence; or
- (a) the licensee or the licensee’s representative being a disqualified person, or the happening of an event mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c), were a change under new section 24; and
- (b) a reference in new section 24(1) to within 14 days of the happening of an event mentioned in section 24(2) were a reference to within 90 days after the day this section commences.