Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Control of Weapons Act 1990 - SECT 13

Repeals and savings

13. Repeals and savings



(1) The Prescribed Weapons Act 1989 is repealed.

(2) The amendments made to any other Act by the Prescribed Weapons Act 1989
cease to have effect on the day on which subsection (1) comes into operation
and on and after that day any Act amended by the Prescribed Weapons Act 1989
has effect as if the Prescribed Weapons Act 1989 had not been enacted except
for the purposes of paragraphs (c) to (g) of section 14(2) of the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984.

(3) Despite the repeal of the Prescribed Weapons Act 1989-

   (a)  any exemption in force under section 31A of the Firearms and Other
        Weapons Act 1958 immediately before the repeal continues in force
        until the date specified in that exemption or, if no date is
        specified, until revoked by an exemption made under section 8B; and

   (b)  the Prescribed Weapons Regulations 1989 continue in force until
        revoked by regulations made under this Act or by the Subordinate
        Legislation Act 1962 and until revoked may be amended by regulations
        made under this Act.

(4) An exemption under section 5(2) as in force immediately before the
commencement of section 6 of the Control of Weapons (Amendment) Act 2000
continues to be in force after that commencement according to its tenor as if
it were an exemption given under section 8B.

(5) An exemption under section 8A(2) as in force immediately before the
commencement of section 8 of the Control of Weapons (Amendment) Act 2000
continues to be in force after that commencement according to its tenor as if
it were an exemption given under section 8B.

(6) An approval under section 8A as in force immediately before the
commencement of section 8 of the Control of Weapons (Amendment) Act 2000
continues to be in force after that commencement according to its tenor as if
it were an approval given under section 8C.

(7) Any reference to a prescribed weapon in any document, including an
exemption referred to in subsection (4), must be construed, so far as it
relates to any period after the commencement of section 5 of the Control of
Weapons (Amendment) Act 2000, as a reference to a prohibited weapon.

(8) Any reference to a regulated weapon in any document must be construed, so
far as it relates to any period after the commencement of section 5 of the
Control of Weapons (Amendment) Act 2000, as a reference to a controlled
weapon.