Prohibited Weapons Act 1989 Regulation to prohibit the possession and use of certain sprays (1994-170) [GG No 71 of 20.5.1994] (NSW)

1994—No. 170

PROHIBITED WEAPONS ACT 1989—REGULATION

(To prohibit the possession and use of certain sprays)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 71 of 20 May 1994]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Prohibited Weapons Act 1989, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

TERRY GRIFFITHS

Minister for Police, and Emergency Services.

Schedule 1 to the Prohibited Weapons Act 1989 is amended:

(a) by inserting initem(40)after the words “irritant matter” the words “(not being an irritant matter referred to in item (41))”;

(b) by inserting after item (40) the following item:

(41) Anything designed or intended as a defence or anti-personnel spray that is capable of discharging by any means any irritant matter comprising or containing any one or more of the following substances in liquid, powder, gas or chemical form:

chloroacetophenone, known as CN
orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile, known as CS

dypenylaminechloroarsone, known as DM or Adamsite

oleoresin capsicum, known as OC.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to make 4 kinds of defence or anti-personnel sprays prohibited weapons for the purposes of the Prohibited Weapons Act 1989 and so to prohibit their possession and use.

The Regulation is made under section 3 (4) (a) and (b) of the Prohibited

Weapons Act 1989.