New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FIREARMS (GENERAL) REGULATION 1997 - REG 111

111 Exemption for certain firearms manufactured before 1900

(1) This clause applies to any firearm manufactured before 1900 that:

(a) in the case of a firearm other than a pistol-is not capable of discharging breech-loaded metallic cartridges or is a firearm for which ammunition is not, in the opinion of the Commissioner, commercially available, or

(b) is a pre-percussion pistol.

(2) A person is exempt from any requirement under the Act to hold a licence or permit in respect of a firearm to which this clause applies.

(3) A person does not commit any offence under section 36 of the Act with respect to an unregistered firearm if it is a firearm to which this clause applies.

(4) A person does not commit any offence under section 50, 51 or 51A of the Act with respect to the sale or purchase of a firearm if it is a firearm to which this clause applies.

(5) In subclause (1):
"pre-percussion pistol" means a muzzle loading pistol (including a percussion lock pistol that is muzzle loading) that uses black powder to propel a projectile, but does not include any breech loading pistol with a rotating cylinder or any other breech loading pistol that accepts metallic cartridges. A percussion lock pistol is not a pre-percussion pistol unless it is a single-shot percussion lock pistol.

Note: A licence or permit is not required for an antique firearm described in clause 111, and those firearms are not required to be registered. However, those firearms are still firearms within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1996 .