WEAPONS ACT 1990 - SECT 20A
Continuation of licence until renewal application dealt with
WEAPONS ACT 1990 - SECT 20A
Continuation of licence until renewal application dealt with
20A Continuation of licence until renewal application dealt with
(1) This section applies if— (a) a licensee applies under section 18 for the
renewal of a licence; and
(b) the application is not decided on or before the
day the licence expires.
(2) The licence, as in force immediately before its
expiry, continues in force, as if it had not expired, until the first of the
following happens— (a) the authorised officer deciding the application
approves the application and renews the licence;
(b) the authorised officer
deciding the application rejects the application and gives the applicant the
notice of rejection under section 19 (1) ;
(c) 42 days elapse after the
licence’s expiry.