Section sec.98B - Weapons Act 1990 - Membership of approved pistol clubs

sec.98BMembership of approved pistol clubs

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### sec.98B Membership of approved pistol clubs It is a condition of an approved pistol club’s shooting club permit that the club must not accept a person for membership of the club unless the person submits with the person’s application for membership— if the person is not a licensee, a current statement in the approved form signed by an authorised officer that the person is a fit and proper person to hold a licence; and 2 character references from persons the person has known for at least 2 years; and a declaration that the person is a current member of other named approved shooting clubs or that the person is not a current member of any other approved shooting club. A statement mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is current for 3 months after the day it is signed by the authorised officer. s 98B ins 2003 No. 37 s 53 (sec.98B-ssec.1) It is a condition of an approved pistol club’s shooting club permit that the club must not accept a person for membership of the club unless the person submits with the person’s application for membership— if the person is not a licensee, a current statement in the approved form signed by an authorised officer that the person is a fit and proper person to hold a licence; and 2 character references from persons the person has known for at least 2 years; and a declaration that the person is a current member of other named approved shooting clubs or that the person is not a current member of any other approved shooting club. (sec.98B-ssec.2) A statement mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is current for 3 months after the day it is signed by the authorised officer. - (a) if the person is not a licensee, a current statement in the approved form signed by an authorised officer that the person is a fit and proper person to hold a licence; and - (b) 2 character references from persons the person has known for at least 2 years; and - (c) a declaration that the person is a current member of other named approved shooting clubs or that the person is not a current member of any other approved shooting club.