Firearms Amendment (Extension of Amnesty for PerCussion Lock Pistols) Regulation 2007 (NSW)

2007 No 284

New South Wales

Firearms Amendment (Extension of

Amnesty for Percussion Lock Pistols)

Regulation 2007

under the

Firearms Act 1996

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Firearms Act 1996.

DAVID CAMPBELL, M.P.,

Minister for Police

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to extend, for a period of 6 months, the operation of an amnesty provision that allows the possession, without a licence under the Firearms Act 1996, of certain percussion lock pistols manufactured before 1900 that use black powder.

This Regulation is made under the Firearms Act 1996, including section 88 (2) (r).

Published in Gazette No 83 of 29 June 2007, page 4029	Page 1
2007 No 284	Firearms Amendment (Extension of Amnesty for Percussion Lock Pistols)
Clause 1	Regulation 2007

Firearms Amendment (Extension of Amnesty for

Percussion Lock Pistols) Regulation 2007

under the

Firearms Act 1996

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Firearms Amendment (Extension of Amnesty for
Percussion Lock Pistols) Regulation 2007.

2 Amendment of Firearms Regulation 2006

Clause 117 (Temporary licensing and registration amnesty for certain percussion lock pistols manufactured before 1900) of the Firearms Regulation 2006 is amended by omitting “30 June 2007” from the definition of amnesty period and by inserting instead “31 December 2007”.

BY AUTHORITY