sec.175Firearms licence—inheritor of lever action shotgun changed from category A weapon to category D weapon on commencement

sec.175 Firearms licence—inheritor of lever action shotgun changed from category A weapon to category D weapon on commencement

This section applies if— a person (the inheritor ) inherits a lever action shotgun with a magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds from a person who died; and the person who died, when he or she died— possessed the shotgun under a firearms licence endorsed under section 174(2) or 177(1); and was the registered owner of the shotgun; and the inheritor holds a firearms licence (the inheritor’s licence ). The inheritor may apply, under section 176, to an authorised officer to endorse the inheritor’s licence with authorisation of the licensee to possess and use the shotgun. The endorsement is in addition to any other endorsement on the inheritor’s licence. This section applies despite the shotgun being a category D weapon. No fee is payable by the inheritor in relation to the application or obtaining the endorsement. In this section— inherit , a lever action shotgun from a person who died, means become entitled to the shotgun— under the will of the person who died; or under the Succession Act 1981 , part 3, division 2 from the estate of the person who died. s 175 ins 2017 SL No. 212 s 16 (sec.175-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person (the inheritor ) inherits a lever action shotgun with a magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds from a person who died; and the person who died, when he or she died— possessed the shotgun under a firearms licence endorsed under section 174(2) or 177(1); and was the registered owner of the shotgun; and the inheritor holds a firearms licence (the inheritor’s licence ). (sec.175-ssec.2) The inheritor may apply, under section 176, to an authorised officer to endorse the inheritor’s licence with authorisation of the licensee to possess and use the shotgun. (sec.175-ssec.3) The endorsement is in addition to any other endorsement on the inheritor’s licence. (sec.175-ssec.4) This section applies despite the shotgun being a category D weapon. (sec.175-ssec.5) No fee is payable by the inheritor in relation to the application or obtaining the endorsement. (sec.175-ssec.6) In this section— inherit , a lever action shotgun from a person who died, means become entitled to the shotgun— under the will of the person who died; or under the Succession Act 1981 , part 3, division 2 from the estate of the person who died.

• (a) a person (the inheritor ) inherits a lever action shotgun with a magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds from a person who died; and
• (b) the person who died, when he or she died— (i) possessed the shotgun under a firearms licence endorsed under section 174(2) or 177(1); and (ii) was the registered owner of the shotgun; and
• (i) possessed the shotgun under a firearms licence endorsed under section 174(2) or 177(1); and
• (ii) was the registered owner of the shotgun; and