Firearms and Guns Act Amendment Act 1966 (WA)

1966.] Firearms and Guns. [No. 46.

FIREARMS AND GUNS.

No. 46 of 1966.

AN ACT to amend the Firearms and Guns Act,

1931-1963.

[Assented to 18th November, 1966.]

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:—

Short title

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

and Guns Act Amendment Act, 1966.

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(2) In this Act the Firearms and Guns Act, 1931-

Reprinted

Acts.

1963, is referred to as the principal Act. Approved for reprint

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act 14th March, 1963, and.

may be cited as the Firearms and Guns Act, 1931-	amended	by
Acts Nos.
1966.	6 and 62 of 1963.

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amended.	2. Section three of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after the word, "ammuni- tion", in the penultimate line of the interpretation, "Firearm", the words, "or any thing manufactured specifically as a component of ammunition".
5. 4

repealed and	3. Section four of the principal Act is repealed
re-enacted.

and re-enacted, as follows-

Application

of this Act.	4. This Act applies throughout the State. .
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amended. 4. Section eleven of the principal Act is

amended

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word, "address", being the last word in paragraph (a), the passage, "and, where the license is not produced on demand or within such period as the officer may require, to take possession of the firearm, until such time as the license is produced or until the person having possession of the firearm shows that he is exempt from the require- ment of holding a license"; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word, "use", being the last word in paragraph (f), the passage, "and, if it is found to be unsafe or unfit for use, to seize and take possession of the firearm".

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amended. 5. Section twelve of the principal Act is amended,

as to the table to the section,

(a) by adding, after item 5A, the following item

5B. Altering a firearm, A misdemeanour pun-

so that its calibre,	ishable by imprison-
character or kind	ment with hard
differs from that	labour for two years
existing at t h e	or, on summary con-
time a license was	viction to a fine not
first issued to pos-	exceeding $200 or
sess it	imprisonment with hard labour not exceeding twelve months or to both the fine and im- prisonment. ;

and

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(b) by adding, after item 13A, the following item-

13B. Carrying a fire- $20.

arm, other than on a road open to the public, with- out reasonable excuse, onto or across land that is used for, or in connection with primary produc- tion, without the express or im- plied consent of the occupier or of some person ap- parently author- ised to act on behalf of the occupier.