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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 9

Issue of longarm licences

    (1)     The Chief Commissioner may licence a person to possess, carry or use registered category A longarms for the reason specified in the licence.

    (2)     The Chief Commissioner may licence a person to possess, carry or use registered category B longarms for the reason specified in the licence.

S. 9(3) substituted by No. 26/1997 s. 18.

    (3)     The Chief Commissioner may licence a person to possess, carry or use—

        (a)     for the reason of clay target shooting—

              (i)     more than one registered category C longarm, being shotguns, if the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that the person has a genuine need to possess, carry or use more than one such longarm; or

              (ii)     in any other case, not more than one registered category C longarm, being a shotgun; or

        (b)     for any other reason set out in section 11(1)(a)

              (i)     not more than one registered category C longarm, being a rifle; and

S. 9(3)(b)(ii) amended by No. 21/2008 s. 10(a).

              (ii)     not more than one registered category C longarm, being a shotgun; or

S. 9(3)(c) inserted by No. 21/2008 s. 10(b).

        (c)     for a reason set out in section 11(1)(a)(i) or (iv)—

              (i)     more than one registered category C longarm, being tranquilliser guns, if the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that the person has a genuine need to possess, carry or use more than one such longarm; or

              (ii)     in any other case, not more than one registered category C longarm, being a tranquilliser gun.

    (4)     The Chief Commissioner may licence a person to possess, carry or use—

        (a)     not more than one registered category D longarm, being a rifle; and

        (b)     not more than one registered category D longarm, being a shotgun—

for the reason specified in the licence.

    (5)     The Chief Commissioner may licence a person to possess, carry or use one or more category E longarms for the reason specified in the licence.

S. 9(6) inserted by No. 78/2005 s. 7.

    (6)     The Chief Commissioner may licence a person to possess, carry or use a registered paintball marker for the reason specified in the licence.



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