Firearms (General) Amendment (Temporary Exemption Percussion Lock Pistols) Regulation 2006 (NSW)

2006 No 316

New South Wales

Firearms (General) Amendment

(Temporary Exemption—Percussion

Lock Pistols) Regulation 2006

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.

CARL SCULLY, M.P.,

Minister for Police

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to extend the exemption of persons who possess multiple shot percussion lock pistols that use black powder, are muzzle loading and were manufactured before 1900 from the licensing and registration requirements of the Firearms Act 1996 in relation to those pistols until 30 June 2007.

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

Published in Gazette No 82 of 23 June 2006, page 4615	Page 1
2006 No 316	Firearms (General) Amendment (Temporary Exemption—Percussion Lock
Clause 1	Pistols) Regulation 2006

Firearms (General) Amendment (Temporary

Exemption—Percussion Lock Pistols) Regulation 2006

under the

Firearms Act 1996

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Firearms (General) Amendment (Temporary
Exemption—Percussion Lock Pistols) Regulation 2006.

2      Amendment of Firearms (General) Regulation 1997

The Firearms (General) Regulation 1997 is amended by omitting “30 June 2006” from the definition of amnesty period in clause 111B (1) and by inserting instead “30 June 2007”.

BY AUTHORITY