Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

PROHIBITED WEAPONS ACT 1996 - SECT 4B

    (1)     In this Act:

"prohibited article"—

        (a)     means—

              (i)     an article described in schedule 2; and

              (ii)     an article prescribed by regulation; and

              (iii)     something declared to be a prohibited article under section 4L; and

        (b)     includes a modified prohibited article.

    (2)     However, "prohibited article" does not include something declared not to be a prohibited article under section 4L.

    (3)     A regulation may amend schedule 2—

        (a)     by adding the name or description of an article; or

        (b)     by amending a name or description of a prohibited article to more accurately describe the article; or

        (c)     by omitting the name and description of a prohibited article.

    (4)     In this section:

"modified prohibited article "means an article that would be a prohibited article if—

        (a)     it did not have something missing from it, or a defect or obstruction; or

        (b)     something had not been added to it.