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Weapons Act 1990
sec.68Dealers to be licensed
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### sec.68 Dealers to be licensed
A person must not deal in weapons in the course of business, unless the person is a licensed dealer.
Maximum penalty—
for a category D, H or R weapon—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
for a category C or E weapon—60 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or
for a category A or B weapon or a category M crossbow—20 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person, who is not disqualified from holding a dealer’s licence, whilst acting as an agent or employee of a licensed dealer.
s 68 amd 1998 No. 19 s 37 ; 2003 No. 92 s 75 ; 2007 No. 1 s 32 sch 2
(sec.68-ssec.1) A person must not deal in weapons in the course of business, unless the person is a licensed dealer. Maximum penalty— for a category D, H or R weapon—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or for a category C or E weapon—60 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or for a category A or B weapon or a category M crossbow—20 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.
(sec.68-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person, who is not disqualified from holding a dealer’s licence, whilst acting as an agent or employee of a licensed dealer.
- (a) for a category D, H or R weapon—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
- (b) for a category C or E weapon—60 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or
- (c) for a category A or B weapon or a category M crossbow—20 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.