Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WEAPONS ACT 1991 - SECT 103

Pistol grip weapons

104. (1) A person who, immediately before the commencement date was the holder of a gun licence under the repealed Act in respect of a pistol grip weapon shall, on and after that date, be deemed to be the holder of a dangerous weapons licence granted under section 24 of this Act in respect of that weapon.

(2) As soon as practicable after the commencement date, the Registrar shall—

        (a)     grant a dangerous weapons licence to a person to whom subsection (1) applies; and

        (b)     register the weapon under this Act.

(3) A dangerous weapons licence granted under subsection (2) remains in force—

        (a)     for the remainder of the period for which the gun licence, held by the person under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement date, would, but for this Act, have remained in force; or

        (b)     for the period of 3 months after the commencement date;

whichever is the greater.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2) (b), sections 56 and 57 do not apply.

Transitional—general

105. (1) This section applies to a licence that was—

        (a)     granted under the repealed Act; and

        (b)     in force immediately before the commencement date.

(2) On and after the commencement date—

        (a)     a licence to which this section applies continues in force for the remainder of the period for which it would, but for this Act, have remained in force; and

        (b)     the repealed Act continues to apply to the person who is the holder of that licence for the period for which it continues in force;

as if the repealed Act had not been repealed.

(3) Where a licence to which this section applies continues in force—

        (a)     for a period not exceeding 3 months after the commencement date, the licence may be renewed—

              (i)     in accordance with the repealed Act as if that Act had not been repealed; or

              (ii)     in accordance with this Act; or

        (b)     for a period exceeding 3 months after the commencement date—the licence shall be renewed in accordance with this Act.

(4) Where a person holds more than one licence of the kind to which subparagraph (3) (a) (i) applies, each of those licences shall be deemed to be renewable on the earliest of the dates for renewal of those licences.