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Weapons Act 1990
sec.87Authorised officer may grant or refuse shooting club permit
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### sec.87 Authorised officer may grant or refuse shooting club permit
The authorised officer may grant the shooting club permit if the authorised officer is satisfied—
the primary purpose of the shooting club is to conduct the sport of target shooting; and
the location, construction and equipment of each shooting range, and proposed shooting range, of the shooting club is appropriate having regard to the need to protect persons from death or injury and property from unlawful destruction or damage; and
the application complies with section 86 ; and
each individual member of the governing body of the shooting club is an appropriate person; and
section 90 has been complied with and the person nominated under section 90 (1) is an appropriate person.
s 87 sub 1994 No. 13 s 12
amd 2011 No. 37 s 19
- (a) the primary purpose of the shooting club is to conduct the sport of target shooting; and
- (b) the location, construction and equipment of each shooting range, and proposed shooting range, of the shooting club is appropriate having regard to the need to protect persons from death or injury and property from unlawful destruction or damage; and
- (c) the application complies with section 86 ; and
- (d) each individual member of the governing body of the shooting club is an appropriate person; and
- (e) section 90 has been complied with and the person nominated under section 90 (1) is an appropriate person.