sec.174Firearms licence—lever action shotgun changed from category A weapon to category D weapon on commencement

sec.174 Firearms licence—lever action shotgun changed from category A weapon to category D weapon on commencement

This section applies if— immediately before the Weapons Legislation (Lever Action Shotguns) Amendment Regulation 2017 was notified— a person possessed a lever action shotgun, with a magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds, under a firearms licence; and the shotgun’s magazine capacity— recorded in the firearms register was more than 5 rounds; or was more than 5 rounds because of a lawful modification of the shotgun; and The Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , schedule 1 defines notified . at the commencement the person— continues to hold the firearms licence; and is the registered owner of the shotgun. An authorised officer must endorse the firearms licence with authorisation of the licensee to possess and use the shotgun. The endorsement is in addition to any other endorsement on the licence. Subsection (5) applies if, immediately before the commencement, the firearms licence was subject to a condition applying to the shotgun. The condition continues to apply, with necessary changes, to the firearms licence if the licence is endorsed under subsection (2). This section applies despite the shotgun being a category D weapon. s 174 ins 2017 SL No. 212 s 16 (sec.174-ssec.1) This section applies if— immediately before the Weapons Legislation (Lever Action Shotguns) Amendment Regulation 2017 was notified— a person possessed a lever action shotgun, with a magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds, under a firearms licence; and the shotgun’s magazine capacity— recorded in the firearms register was more than 5 rounds; or was more than 5 rounds because of a lawful modification of the shotgun; and The Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , schedule 1 defines notified . at the commencement the person— continues to hold the firearms licence; and is the registered owner of the shotgun. (sec.174-ssec.2) An authorised officer must endorse the firearms licence with authorisation of the licensee to possess and use the shotgun. (sec.174-ssec.3) The endorsement is in addition to any other endorsement on the licence. (sec.174-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if, immediately before the commencement, the firearms licence was subject to a condition applying to the shotgun. (sec.174-ssec.5) The condition continues to apply, with necessary changes, to the firearms licence if the licence is endorsed under subsection (2). (sec.174-ssec.6) This section applies despite the shotgun being a category D weapon.

• (a) immediately before the Weapons Legislation (Lever Action Shotguns) Amendment Regulation 2017 was notified— (i) a person possessed a lever action shotgun, with a magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds, under a firearms licence; and (ii) the shotgun’s magazine capacity— (A) recorded in the firearms register was more than 5 rounds; or (B) was more than 5 rounds because of a lawful modification of the shotgun; and Note— The Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , schedule 1 defines notified .