Section 61 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:

(b) only –

(i) after 28 days have expired after the lodging of the application for the permit, in the case of an application for a permit which has been made by a person who does not possess a registered firearm under a licence under this Act; or

(ii) in any other case, after sufficient time has expired to allow the Commissioner to consider the application properly, in normal circumstances not less than 14 days after the lodging of the application; and