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Weapons Act 1990
sec.79Approval of arms fair
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### sec.79 Approval of arms fair
Subject to this Act, a person or body of persons must not conduct an arms fair unless the conduct of the arms fair has been approved by an authorised officer.
Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.
An authorised officer may approve the conduct of an arms fair, either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the authorised officer may determine, in or to the effect of the approved form or may refuse an application for approval.
An authorised officer may at any time revoke an approval given under subsection (2) .
Where approval is refused or revoked, the authorised officer is to issue a notice of refusal or revocation in or to the effect of the approved form stating the specific reasons for the refusal or revocation and forward the notice to the applicant or person to whom approval had been given by registered post to the address shown in the application.
s 79 amd 1994 No. 13 s 3 sch ; 2003 No. 37 s 45
(sec.79-ssec.1) Subject to this Act, a person or body of persons must not conduct an arms fair unless the conduct of the arms fair has been approved by an authorised officer. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.
(sec.79-ssec.2) An authorised officer may approve the conduct of an arms fair, either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the authorised officer may determine, in or to the effect of the approved form or may refuse an application for approval.
(sec.79-ssec.3) An authorised officer may at any time revoke an approval given under subsection (2) .
(sec.79-ssec.4) Where approval is refused or revoked, the authorised officer is to issue a notice of refusal or revocation in or to the effect of the approved form stating the specific reasons for the refusal or revocation and forward the notice to the applicant or person to whom approval had been given by registered post to the address shown in the application.