Control of Weapons (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (Vic)

Control of Weapons (Amendment) Regulations

1998

S.R. No. 105/1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objective	1
2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Principal Regulations	1
4.	Commencement	2
5.	Amendment of regulation 4	2
6.	Amendment of regulation 5	3

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STATUTORY RULES 1998

S.R. No. 105/1998

Control of Weapons Act 1990

Control of Weapons (Amendment) Regulations

1998

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 18 August 1998

Responsible Minister:

BILL McGRATH

Minister for Police and Emergency Services

STACEY ROBERTSON

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the

Principal Regulations—

(a) to classify particular kinds of weapons as prescribed weapons; and

(b) to change the list of regulated weapons.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 12(1) of the Control of Weapons Act 1990.

3. Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Control of Weapons
Regulations 19901 are called the Principal
Regulations.

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4. Commencement

(1) Subject to sub-regulation (2), these Regulations

come into operation on 24 August 1998.

(2) Sub-regulation 5(2) comes into operation on

23 November 1998.

5. Amendment of regulation 4

(1) For regulation 4(b)(i) of the Principal Regulations

substitute—

"(i) a flat blade, exceeding 8 cm in length, with

cutting edges (whether serrated or not

serrated) along the length of both sides;".

(2) In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations, after

paragraph (h) insert—

'(ha) Hand-held battery-operated articles

commonly known as "laser pointers"
designed or adapted to emit a laser beam
with an accessible emission limit of greater

than 1 mW;'.

(3) For regulation 4 (k) of the Principal Regulations

substitute—

'(k) A—

(i)

catapult, shanghai or hunting sling paragraph (j)); or

(ii)

dart projector (for example an article Dartslinger") or any similar device; or

(iii) slingshot—
which is manufactured and intended for

commercial distribution;'.

(4) In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations, for

paragraph (l) substitute—

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'(l) An article designed or adapted to discharge

oleoresin capsicum spray;

(m)	An article designed or adapted to emit or discharge an offensive, noxious or irritant liquid, powder, gas or chemical so as to
cause disability, incapacity or harm to another person;
(n)	An article designed or adapted to emit an electric current into a human body for the purposes of incapacitation or injury;

(o) A crossbow that—

(i)  is reasonably capable of being carried or concealed about the person; and

(ii)  is reasonably capable of being raised and discharged by one hand;

(p) "Extendable baton": which means a baton designed or adapted so that the length of the baton extends by gravity or centrifugal force or by any pressure applied to a button, spring or device in or attached to the handle of the

baton.'.

6. Amendment of regulation 5

(1) In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations, omit

paragraphs (d), (s) and (t).

(2) In regulation 5(a) of the Principal Regulations,

after "arrow" insert ", other than any type of
crossbow classified as a prescribed weapon under

regulation 4".

(3) In regulation 5(p) of the Principal Regulations,

after "Sword" insert "or bayonet".

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NOTES

1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 428/1990. Reprinted to S.R. No. 193/1994.