Victorian Current Acts

CONTROL OF WEAPONS ACT 1990 - SECT 13

    (1)     The Prescribed Weapons Act 1989 is repealed .

    (2)     The amendments made to any other Act by the Prescribed Weapons Act 1989 cease to have effect on the day on which subsection (1) comes into operation and on and after that day any Act amended by the Prescribed Weapons Act 1989 has effect as if the Prescribed Weapons Act 1989 had not been enacted except for the purposes of paragraphs (c) to (g) of section 14(2) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 .

    (3)     Despite the repeal of the Prescribed Weapons Act 1989 —

S. 13(3)(a) amended by Nos 30/1994 s. 6, 47/2000 s. 12(1).

        (a)     any exemption in force under section 31A of the Firearms and Other Weapons Act 1958 immediately before the repeal continues in force until the date specified in that exemption or, if no date is specified, until revoked by an exemption made under section 8B; and

        (b)     the Prescribed Weapons Regulations 1989 continue in force until revoked by regulations made under this Act or by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1962 and until revoked may be amended by regulations made under this Act.

S. 13(4) repealed by No. 26/1997 s. 8, new  s. 13(4) inserted by No. 47/2000 s. 12(2).

    (4)     An exemption under section 5(2) as in force immediately before the commencement of section 6 of the Control of Weapons (Amendment) Act 2000 continues to be in force after that commencement according to its tenor as if it were an exemption given under section 8B.

S. 13(5) repealed by No. 26/1997 s. 8, new  s. 13(5) inserted by No. 47/2000 s. 12(2).

    (5)     An exemption under section 8A(2) as in force immediately before the commencement of section 8 of the Control of Weapons (Amendment) Act 2000 continues to be in force after that commencement according to its tenor as if it were an exemption given under section 8B.

S. 13(6) inserted by No. 47/2000 s. 12(2).

    (6)     An approval under section 8A as in force immediately before the commencement of section 8 of the Control of Weapons (Amendment) Act 2000 continues to be in force after that commencement according to its tenor as if it were an approval given under section 8C.

S. 13(7) inserted by No. 47/2000 s. 12(2).

    (7)     Any reference to a prescribed weapon in any document, including an exemption referred to in subsection (4), must be construed, so far as it relates to any period after the commencement of section 5 of the Control of Weapons (Amendment) Act 2000 , as a reference to a prohibited weapon.

S. 13(8) inserted by No. 47/2000 s. 12(2).

    (8)     Any reference to a regulated weapon in any document must be construed, so far as it relates to any period after the commencement of section 5 of the Control of Weapons (Amendment) Act 2000 , as a reference to a controlled weapon.

S. 14 repealed by No. 26/1997 s. 8, new s. 14 inserted by No. 9/2003 s. 8.