Authorised officers may approve particular weapons to be of particular types

In force

(1)

An authorised officer, specially authorised by the commissioner for this section, may—

(a)

decide that ammunition is not commercially available for a thing mentioned in paragraph (a), (b)(i), (c) or (d) of the definition firearm and manufactured before 1 January 1901; or

(b)

approve a firearm to be a pre-percussion handgun if the authorised officer reasonably believes the firearm—

(i)

is an antique firearm less than 75cm in length; and

(ii)

does not use percussion as a means of igniting a charge; and

(iii)

does not accept cartridge ammunition.

(2)

The commissioner may specially authorise an authorised officer under this section if the commissioner is satisfied that the officer has the necessary qualifications or experience to be specially authorised for this section.

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154 Authorised officers may approve particular weapons to be of particular types