FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 6A
Exemption for certain firearms manufactured before 1900
FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 6A
Exemption for certain firearms manufactured before 1900
6A Exemption for certain firearms manufactured before 1900
(1) A person is exempt from any requirement under this Act to hold a licence
or permit in respect of the possession of an antique firearm. However, the
exemption provided by this subsection does not extend to an antique revolver.
(b) in the case of a pistol--is not capable of
discharging breech-loaded metallic cartridges.
"antique revolver" means an antique firearm that is a percussion lock pistol
equipped with a revolving cylinder.
(8) Any determination by the Commissioner
of the ammunition that is not commercially available for the purposes of this
section must be published in the Gazette.