CONTROL OF WEAPONS ACT 1990 - SECT 12 Regulations

CONTROL OF WEAPONS ACT 1990 - SECT 12

S. 12(1) amended by No. 9/2003 s. 7(1).

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to generally prescribing any matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act including, but not limited to the following matters—

S. 12(1)(a) inserted by No. 9/2003 s. 7(1).

        (a)     the manner in which searches are to be conducted;

S. 12(1)(b) inserted by No. 9/2003 s. 7(1).

        (b)     particulars to be included in records of searches.

S. 12(1A) inserted by No. 9/2003 s. 7(2).

    (1A)     The regulations—

        (a)     may be of general or limited application; and

        (b)     may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances.

S. 12(2) amended by No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch.  1 item 6.1).

    (2)     Regulations made under subsection (1) may be disallowed in whole or in part by resolution of either House of Parliament.

S. 12(3) repealed by No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch.  1 item 6.2).

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    (4)     If, under subsection (2), either House of the Parliament disallows a regulation, no regulation, being the same in substance as the regulation so disallowed shall be made within 6 months after the date of the disallowance unless the resolution to disallow the regulation has been rescinded by the House of the Parliament by which it was passed.

    (5)     Any regulation made in contravention of subsection (4) is void.