Prohibited pistols, sport or target shooting—Act, s 52 (3), (4) and sch 3, item 6, col 5
12 Prohibited pistols, sport or target shooting—Act, s 52 (3), (4) and sch 3, item 6, col 5
The holder of a category H licence issued for the genuine reason of sport or target shooting is authorised to possess and use a registered prohibited pistol of more than 9.65mm calibre, but not more than 11.43mm calibre, for the following purposes:
taking part in any of the following kinds of pistol shooting competitions:
an approved competition that involves the pistol target shooting discipline known as Metallic Silhouette;
an approved competition that involves the pistol target shooting discipline known as Single Action;
practising on an approved shooting range for a competition mentioned in paragraph (a).
Note This subsection applies to a pistol of more than 0.38 inch calibre but not more than 0.45 inch calibre.
The holder of a category H licence issued for the genuine reason of sport or target shooting is authorised to possess and use a registered prohibited pistol that has a barrel length of less than 120mm for the following purposes:
taking part in an approved specialised target shooting competition;
practising on an approved shooting range for the competition.
In this section:
approved, for a competition, means a competition that is conducted or organised by an approved shooting club and approved by the registrar.
Note The registrar may approve a shooting competition—see the Act, s 20 (1) (b).
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