Firearms Amendment Regulations 2016 (TAS)

Firearms Amendment Regulations 2016

I, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Firearms Act 1996 .5 July 2016

A. M. BLOW

Lieutenant-Governor

By His Excellency’s Command,

M. T. (RENE) HIDDING

Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management

1Short titleThese regulations may be cited as the Firearms Amendment Regulations 2016 . 2CommencementThese regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette. 3Principal RegulationsIn these regulations, the Firearms Regulations 2006 are referred to as the Principal Regulations. 4Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation) Regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting ", but does not include a device operated by the use of blank ammunition" from the definition of captive bolt device .

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 13 July 2016

These regulations are administered in the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation) These regulations amend the