sec.24Change in licensee’s circumstances

### sec.24 Change in licensee’s circumstances It is a condition of each licence that a licensee must, within 14 days of the happening of an event mentioned in subsection (2) (the change ), advise an officer in charge of police of the change and the particulars of the change the officer reasonably requires. The events are— any of the following events— a change of address for the licensee or the licensee’s representative; a change in the mental or physical fitness of the licensee or the licensee’s representative; the licensee or the licensee’s representative is charged with, or convicted of, a serious offence; a domestic violence order is made, or a police protection direction is issued, against the licensee or the licensee’s representative; the licensee or the licensee’s representative becomes a disqualified person; or a change in the licensee’s— reason or need for possessing or using a weapon; or access to secure storage facilities for the licensee’s weapon; or a change in the licensee’s name or the licensee’s representative’s name; or a change in the place entered in the firearms register as the place where a firearm is generally kept if the licensee is the registered owner of the firearm; or if the licensee is a licensed dealer, a change in the licensee’s associates; or the revocation of the licensee’s permission to shoot on a landowner’s rural land; or another event prescribed under a regulation. Subject to subsection (3) , the advice must be given in a way prescribed by regulation. If advice of a change in the licensee’s associates is given under subsection (2) (e) , the advice must be given in the approved form and include— the full name, occupation and residential address of each of the licensee’s associates; and details of the associate’s relevant financial interest, relevant power or relevant position in the licensee’s business. The officer in charge must advise an authorised officer of the change. The authorised officer must— if the change is to a particular on the licence and the authorised officer is satisfied of the correctness of the change—endorse the licence with the change; or otherwise—take the appropriate action in relation to the licence. In this section— representative of a licensee means a person who is endorsed— on the licensee’s licence as the licensee’s representative; or on a permit to acquire issued to the licensee as the licensee’s representative. s 24 sub 1996 No. 41 s 8 amd 1997 No. 48 s 13 ; 2003 No. 5 s 9 ; 2003 No. 37 s 17 ; 2012 No. 40 s 12 ; 2024 No. 45 s 62 ; 2025 No. 18 s 76 (sec.24-ssec.1) It is a condition of each licence that a licensee must, within 14 days of the happening of an event mentioned in subsection (2) (the change ), advise an officer in charge of police of the change and the particulars of the change the officer reasonably requires. (sec.24-ssec.2) The events are— any of the following events— a change of address for the licensee or the licensee’s representative; a change in the mental or physical fitness of the licensee or the licensee’s representative; the licensee or the licensee’s representative is charged with, or convicted of, a serious offence; a domestic violence order is made, or a police protection direction is issued, against the licensee or the licensee’s representative; the licensee or the licensee’s representative becomes a disqualified person; or a change in the licensee’s— reason or need for possessing or using a weapon; or access to secure storage facilities for the licensee’s weapon; or a change in the licensee’s name or the licensee’s representative’s name; or a change in the place entered in the firearms register as the place where a firearm is generally kept if the licensee is the registered owner of the firearm; or if the licensee is a licensed dealer, a change in the licensee’s associates; or the revocation of the licensee’s permission to shoot on a landowner’s rural land; or another event prescribed under a regulation. (sec.24-ssec.2A) Subject to subsection (3) , the advice must be given in a way prescribed by regulation. (sec.24-ssec.3) If advice of a change in the licensee’s associates is given under subsection (2) (e) , the advice must be given in the approved form and include— the full name, occupation and residential address of each of the licensee’s associates; and details of the associate’s relevant financial interest, relevant power or relevant position in the licensee’s business. (sec.24-ssec.4) The officer in charge must advise an authorised officer of the change. (sec.24-ssec.5) The authorised officer must— if the change is to a particular on the licence and the authorised officer is satisfied of the correctness of the change—endorse the licence with the change; or otherwise—take the appropriate action in relation to the licence. (sec.24-ssec.6) In this section— representative of a licensee means a person who is endorsed— on the licensee’s licence as the licensee’s representative; or on a permit to acquire issued to the licensee as the licensee’s representative. - (a) any of the following events— (i) a change of address for the licensee or the licensee’s representative; (ii) a change in the mental or physical fitness of the licensee or the licensee’s representative; (iii) the licensee or the licensee’s representative is charged with, or convicted of, a serious offence; (iv) a domestic violence order is made, or a police protection direction is issued, against the licensee or the licensee’s representative; (v) the licensee or the licensee’s representative becomes a disqualified person; or - (i) a change of address for the licensee or the licensee’s representative; - (ii) a change in the mental or physical fitness of the licensee or the licensee’s representative; - (iii) the licensee or the licensee’s representative is charged with, or convicted of, a serious offence; - (iv) a domestic violence order is made, or a police protection direction is issued, against the licensee or the licensee’s representative; - (v) the licensee or the licensee’s representative becomes a disqualified person; or - (b) a change in the licensee’s— (i) reason or need for possessing or using a weapon; or (ii) access to secure storage facilities for the licensee’s weapon; or - (i) reason or need for possessing or using a weapon; or - (ii) access to secure storage facilities for the licensee’s weapon; or - (c) a change in the licensee’s name or the licensee’s representative’s name; or - (d) a change in the place entered in the firearms register as the place where a firearm is generally kept if the licensee is the registered owner of the firearm; or - (e) if the licensee is a licensed dealer, a change in the licensee’s associates; or - (f) the revocation of the licensee’s permission to shoot on a landowner’s rural land; or - (g) another event prescribed under a regulation. - (i) a change of address for the licensee or the licensee’s representative; - (ii) a change in the mental or physical fitness of the licensee or the licensee’s representative; - (iii) the licensee or the licensee’s representative is charged with, or convicted of, a serious offence; - (iv) a domestic violence order is made, or a police protection direction is issued, against the licensee or the licensee’s representative; - (v) the licensee or the licensee’s representative becomes a disqualified person; or - (i) reason or need for possessing or using a weapon; or - (ii) access to secure storage facilities for the licensee’s weapon; or - (a) the full name, occupation and residential address of each of the licensee’s associates; and - (b) details of the associate’s relevant financial interest, relevant power or relevant position in the licensee’s business. - (a) if the change is to a particular on the licence and the authorised officer is satisfied of the correctness of the change—endorse the licence with the change; or - (b) otherwise—take the appropriate action in relation to the licence. - (a) on the licensee’s licence as the licensee’s representative; or - (b) on a permit to acquire issued to the licensee as the licensee’s representative.