Weapons Regulations (Amendment) (ACT)

Weapons Regulations1 (Amendment)

Subordinate Law No. 15 of 19962

The Australian Capital Territory Executive, in accordance with section 5 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989, makes the following Regulations under the Weapons Act 1991.

Dated 15 July 1996.

Kate carnell

Minister

gary humphries

Minister

Commencement

1.  These Regulations commence on the day on which they are notified in the Gazette.

Principal Regulations

2.  In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Weapons Regulations.

Insertion

3.  After regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations the following regulation is inserted:

Prohibited weapons

“3A.  For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of ‘prohibited weapon’ in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, each of the weapons, articles or devices specified in the Schedule is prescribed.”.

Schedule

4.  The Principal Regulations are amended by adding at the end the following Schedule:

SCHEDULE             Regulation 3A

PROHIBITED WEAPONS

Item

Description

1

A device known as a Darchery Dartslinger or any other device—

(a)  comprising a sliding carriage fitted to a barrel and attached to a trigger by means of rubber bands; and

(b)  designed to expel a dart from the sliding carriage by activating the trigger.

NOTES

Principal Regulations

1. Reprinted as at 28 February 1995.  See also Subordinate Law No. 16, 1995; Nos. 5, 8 and 12, 1996.

Notification

1. Notified in the ACT Gazette on 22 July 1996.

©  Australian Capital Territory 1996