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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 16B Special provisions relating to category H (sport/target shooting) licences issued for specialised target pistols

FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 16B

Special provisions relating to category H (sport/target shooting) licences issued for specialised target pistols

16B Special provisions relating to category H (sport/target shooting) licences issued for specialised target pistols

(1) In this section--


"specialised target pistol" means--
(a) a self-loading pistol with a barrel length of less than 120 mm, or
(b) a revolver with a barrel length of less than 100 mm,
that, in the opinion of the Commissioner, is of a distinctive size or shape and is used in International Shooting Sport Federation competition events, but that is not otherwise a prohibited pistol.
(2) The Commissioner may issue a category H (sport/target shooting) licence (referred to in this section as a
"special pistol licence" ) authorising a person to possess and use a specialised target pistol for the purposes only of participating in such classes of specialised shooting competitions as may be approved by the Commissioner.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, a special pistol licence is a type of category H (sport/target shooting) licence, and any requirements under this Act or the regulations that apply to or in respect of a category H (sport/target shooting) licence apply to or in respect of a special pistol licence.