| Pistol License Act. | ] 3 i |
PISTOL UCENSE ACT.
Act No. 10, 1927.
An Act to regulate and license the use, carriage, George V
| pcssession, and sale of p is to ls ; to repeal the | to. |
| Gun License Act, 1920 ; and for purposes connected therew ith. [Assented to, 11th Lebruarv, 1927.] |
“|7)L it enacted hy the Xing’s Most Excellent Majesty, IT hy and -with the advice and consent of the Legis
lative Council and Legislative Assemhly of Xew South 'Wales in Parliament assenihlcd, and hy the authority of the same, as follows :—
| 1. (1) This Act may he cited as the “ Pistol License short title | and com- |
| Act, 1927.” | * | ■ |
incnccmciit.
| (2) | This Act sliall commence on a day to he |
appointed hy tlie Governor and notified hy proclamation
])uhlishcd in the Gazette.
2. (I) 't he G un License Act, 1920, is herehy repealed, pepoaiof Aet
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force at tlic commencement of this Act in so far as they relate to pistols and arc not inconsistent with this Act, shall he deemed to continue in force until repealed hy regulations made under this Act.
3. In this Act, unless the context or suhject-mattcr inteipre-
| otherwise indicates or requires,— | tat ion. |
“ Pistol ” means any lethal weapon from wliich any
shot, hullct, or otlicr missile can he discharged, and of wliich the length of barrel, not including any revolving detachahlo or magazine hreech, does not exceed nine inches, hut docs not include a toy pistol or an antique pistol which is kept or sold as a curiosity or ornament.
“ Pistol
132 Pistol License Act.
| George V, | Pistol dealer ” means a person vrlio by way of trade or business manufactures, sells, or repairs pistols or ex]X)scs or bas in bis possession pistols for sale or repair. |
| No. 10. | |
| Prescribed” means prescribed by this Act or by any regulation made thereunder. | |
| License for |
| purchasing, | 4. (1) A person shall not purchase, carry, or have in |
| using, | his ])ossession any pistol unless he holds a license^ |
| ^ êssin’g’a | (Itereinaftcr called a “ pistol license ”) issued under this |
| pistol. | Act and in force at t h e time. |
| (2) A separate pistol license sliall be taken out in respect of each such pistol, and such license shall not be transferable. | |
| (3) (a) Any person tvlio has in his possession any pistol without a pistol license for such ]>istol shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding lifty pounds. | |
| (b) Any person who uses or carries any pistol without a jiistol license for such pistol shall if such olfence be committed aftc'r the hoisr of seven o’clock in the mornin" and before the hour of seven o’clock in the evening be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds, and shall if the olfence be committed after the hour of seven in the (wening and before the hour of seven in tlie morning lie… |