Prohibited Weapons Act 1989 Prohibited Weapons Amendment (Dartslingers and Slingshots) Regulation 1996 (1996-235) [GG No 74 of 21.6.1996] (NSW)

1996 No 235

New South Wales

Prohibited Weapons Amendment

(Dartslingers and Slingshots)

Regulation 1996

under the

Prohibited Weapons Act 1989

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Prohibited Weapons Act 1989.

PAUL WHELAN

Minister for Police

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to add certain slingshots and other devices to the list of weapons that are prohibited weapons within the meaning of the Prohibited Weapons Act 1989.

This Regulation is made under the Prohibited Weapons Act 1989, including section 3 (4) (a).

Published in Gazette No 74 of 21 June 1996, page 3103 Page 1

1996 No 235

Clause 1 Prohibited Weapons Amendment (Dartslingers and Slingshots) Regulation 1996

Prohibited Weapons Amendment (Dartslingers

and Slingshots) Regulation 1996

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Prohibited Weapons Amendment

(Dartslingers and Slingshots) Regulation 1996.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 21 June 1996.

3     Amendment of Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1998

The Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1990 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Prohibited Weapons
Regulation 1990

(Clause 3 )

Clause 5 Additional prohibited weapons

Insert at the end of clause 5:

(3)

Schedule 1 to the Act is amended by inserting in
appropriate order the following:

(24A)	A dart projector known as the Darchery dartslinger or any similar device.
(24B)	A slingshot (being a device consisting of an elasticised band secured to the forks of a “Y” shaped frame), other than a slingshot made by a child in the course of play.