Firearms and Guns Act Amendment Act 1962 (WA)

1962.] Firearms and Guns. [No. 7.

FIREARMS AND GUNS.

11° Elizabeth II., No. VII.

No. 7 of 1962.

AN ACT to amend the Firearms and Guns

Act, 1931-1960.

[Assented to 27th September, 1962.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Firearms Short title and citation.

and Guns Act Amendment Act, 1962.

(2)	In this Act the Firearms and Guns Act, 1931- Vol. 9	Reprinted
Acts

1960, is referred to as the principal Act. approved for reprint 18th April,

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act

may be cited as the Firearms and Guns Act, oAtitesnlesdig	of 1956 and
19314962.	28 of 1960

No. 7.] Firearms and Guns. [1962.

S. 12

amended. 2. Section twelve of the principal Act is amended by adding after item 13 in the table to the section, the following description of offence in the first column of the table and the following penalty opposite thereto in the second column of the table:-

13A. Without lawful excuse, knowingly dis- charging any shot, bullet or other missile from a firearm onto, from or across any road £10