sec.15Transfer of endorsement

sec.15 Transfer of endorsement

This section applies if a licensee— who is an individual holds more than 1 licence; and wants to transfer the endorsement of a firearm on 1 of the licences to another licence held by the licensee (the other licence ). The licensee must apply to an authorised officer to transfer the endorsement to the other licence. The application must— be in the approved form; and if the endorsement is for a category B, C, D or H weapon, state— the licensee’s reason for needing to transfer the endorsement to the other licence; and why the need can not be satisfied in another way; and be accompanied by— if the application is to transfer the endorsement of a a temporarily inoperable modern handgun to a collector’s licence (weapons)—a declaration complying with subsection (4) ; and any other relevant particulars the authorised officer reasonably requires. The declaration must— be signed by the representative of an approved historical society; and state the representative is satisfied the weapon is of obvious and significant commemorative, historic, thematic or investment value. An authorised officer must decide the application as if it were an application for a licence of the class of the other licence. For the purpose of subsection (5) , sections 14 to 16 of the Act apply to the application as if it were an application for a licence of the class of the other licence. (sec.15-ssec.1) This section applies if a licensee— who is an individual holds more than 1 licence; and wants to transfer the endorsement of a firearm on 1 of the licences to another licence held by the licensee (the other licence ). (sec.15-ssec.2) The licensee must apply to an authorised officer to transfer the endorsement to the other licence. (sec.15-ssec.3) The application must— be in the approved form; and if the endorsement is for a category B, C, D or H weapon, state— the licensee’s reason for needing to transfer the endorsement to the other licence; and why the need can not be satisfied in another way; and be accompanied by— if the application is to transfer the endorsement of a a temporarily inoperable modern handgun to a collector’s licence (weapons)—a declaration complying with subsection (4) ; and any other relevant particulars the authorised officer reasonably requires. (sec.15-ssec.4) The declaration must— be signed by the representative of an approved historical society; and state the representative is satisfied the weapon is of obvious and significant commemorative, historic, thematic or investment value. (sec.15-ssec.5) An authorised officer must decide the application as if it were an application for a licence of the class of the other licence. (sec.15-ssec.6) For the purpose of subsection (5) , sections 14 to 16 of the Act apply to the application as if it were an application for a licence of the class of the other licence.

• (a) who is an individual holds more than 1 licence; and