23Arms fair permit

23 Arms fair permit

23 Arms fair permit

(1) The Commissioner may, on application by a person who proposes to conduct an arms fair that involves displaying, buying or selling prohibited weapons, issue a prohibited weapons—arms fair permit that—

(a) authorises the person to use the premises specified in the permit (the authorised premises) for the purposes of conducting and supervising the arms fair, and

(b) authorises any person who—

(i) is an employee of the permit holder, 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 assist the permit holder in the conducting and supervising of the arms fair, and

(c) authorises a holder of a prohibited weapons—weapons dealer permit or a prohibited weapons—theatrical weapons armourer permit to display, buy and sell prohibited weapons, to which the holder’s permit relates, for the purpose of participating in the arms fair.

(2) The Commissioner must not issue a prohibited weapons—arms fair permit unless the Commissioner is satisfied that—

(a) the applicant is the holder of a weapons dealer permit or a theatrical weapons armourer permit, and

(b) having regard to the following considerations, the premises nominated by the applicant are suitable to be used for an arms fair—

(i) the nature of the activities proposed to be conducted on the premises,

(ii) the types of prohibited weapons involved,

(iii) whether adequate provision has been made for the safe keeping of the prohibited weapons,

(iv) the security of the premises against unauthorised entry.

(3) A prohibited weapons—arms fair permit is subject to the following conditions—

(a) the permit holder is responsible for the conduct of all persons authorised to display and trade prohibited weapons at the authorised premises,

(b) the permit holder must ensure that each participant is provided with a code of conduct specifying participants’ responsibilities in relation to the supervision and security of the participant’s allocated space and stock at the authorised premises,