FIREARMS ACT 2015 - SECT 49
FIREARMS ACT 2015 - SECT 49
(1) The Commissioner
of Police is the Registrar of Firearms.
(2) The Registrar may
delegate a power or function of the Registrar under this Act to a particular
person or to the person for the time being performing particular duties or
holding or acting in a particular position.
(3) A power or
function delegated under this section may, if the instrument of delegation so
provides, be further delegated.
(4) A delegation under
this section—
(a) may
be absolute or conditional; and
(b) does
not derogate from the power of the delegator to act in a matter; and
(c) is
revocable at will by the delegator.
(5) The Registrar may
not delegate—
(a) the
function of classifying information as criminal intelligence for the purposes
of this Act; or
(b) the
exercise of the power under section 8(6) to exempt a specified person
from specified provisions of this Act (or to vary or revoke an exemption),
except to a Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Police.