Summary Offences (Dangerous Articles and Prohibited Weapons) Variation Regulations 2006 (SA)

South Australia

Summary Offences (Dangerous Articles and Prohibited Weapons) Variation Regulations 2006

under the Summary Offences Act 1953

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Summary Offences (Dangerous Articles and Prohibited Weapons) Regulations 2000

1. Variation of Schedule 1—Dangerous articles

   4ACross-bow

2. Variation of Schedule 3—Exemptions

   16Kirpaans

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Summary Offences (Dangerous Articles and Prohibited Weapons) Variation Regulations 2006.

2—Commencement

1. Subject to subregulation (2), these regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

2. Regulation 4 will come into operation 4 months after the day on which it is made (see Subordinate Legislation Act 1978 section 10AA).

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Summary Offences (Dangerous Articles and Prohibited Weapons) Regulations 2000

4—Variation of Schedule 1—Dangerous articles

Schedule 1—after clause 4 insert:

4A—Cross-bow

A cross-bow (but not a cross-bow of a class declared to be a prohibited weapon).

5—Variation of Schedule 3—Exemptions

Schedule 3—after clause 15 insert:

16—Kirpaans

(1)A member of the Sikh religion is exempt from the offences of possession and use of a knife under section 15(1c)(b) of the Act to the extent that the member possesses, wears or carries the knife for the purpose of complying with the requirements of the Sikh religion.

(2)In this clause—

knife does not include a butterfly knife, flick knife, push knife or trench knife within the meaning of Schedule 2.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 2 February 2006

No 19 of 2006

AGO0145/05CS