Pending applications
422 Pending applications
A pending application may —
be dealt with and determined under the 1973 Act before commencement day; or
be dealt with and determined as an application made under this Act for, or for the renewal of, the firearm authority under this Act that the Commissioner considers appropriate.
If a pending application is being dealt with under subsection (1)(b) on or after commencement day, this Division applies in respect of the 1973 Act authority with which the application is concerned until the application is determined.
The Commissioner may treat a pending application as having been made with such modifications as the Commissioner determines to be appropriate for the purposes of its proper determination as an application under this Act.
A pending application must be refused on or before commencement day if the applicant is a prohibited person or disqualified person.
The refusal of a pending application under subsection (4) has effect immediately before commencement day.
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