New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

WEAPONS PROHIBITION REGULATION 1999 - REG 40A

40A Temporary amnesty to enable surrender of imitation or replica firearms, silencers and firearm magazines

(1) In this clause:
"period of the amnesty" means the period starting on 1 March 2009 and ending on 31 May 2009.

(2) This clause applies to the prohibited weapons referred to in clauses 3 (2) and 4 (3) and (4) of Schedule 1 to the Act.

(3) During the period of the amnesty, a person is exempt from the requirement under the Act to hold a permit authorising possession of a prohibited weapon to which this clause applies if the person:

(a) is surrendering the prohibited weapon to a member of the NSW Police Force in accordance with such directions as are issued by the Commissioner, or

(b) is proceeding to a police station for the purpose of surrendering the prohibited weapon.

(4) Nothing in this clause authorises the use of a prohibited weapon.