21Public museum permit

#### 21 Public museum permit 21 Public museum permit > > (1) The Commissioner may, on application by a person on behalf of a public museum containing a collection of prohibited weapons, issue the person with a prohibited weapons—public museum permit that authorises the possession of the prohibited weapons to which the permit relates. > > > (2) The authority conferred by a prohibited weapons—public museum permit authorises— > > > > > (a) the holder of the permit, and > > > > > (b) any other person who— > > > > > > > (i) is employed or engaged by the public museum, or who is otherwise involved in the operation of the public museum, and > > > > > > > (ii) is specified in the permit, and > > > > > > > (iii) has not in the previous 10 years been convicted of an offence referred to in clause 5 (1), > > > > to possess and use the prohibited weapons to which the permit relates for the purposes of preserving, maintaining and displaying the weapons, but only while on the premises of the public museum or for purposes reasonably connected with the operation of the public museum. > > > (3) The Commissioner must not issue a prohibited weapons—public museum permit unless satisfied that— > > > > > (a) the public museum’s prohibited weapons collection has a genuine commemorative, historical, thematic or financial value, and > > > > > (b) a police officer has inspected (in accordance with such arrangements as are agreed on by the applicant and the Commissioner) the public museum, the prohibited weapons in the collection and the facilities for the storing and safe keeping of those weapons, and has approved of those facilities. > > > (4) A prohibited weapons—public museum permit is subject to the following conditions— > > > > > (a) any prohibited weapon to which the permit relates must be maintained in a safe condition, > > > > > (b) any proposed display of any prohibited weapon that is to take place away from the public museum must be approved and the display must be conducted in the approved manner.