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Arms Act 1983

Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess - Firearms licences

27B: Revocation and surrender of licence if holder becomes disqualified

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If you have a firearms licence and you become disqualified under section 22H, your licence is immediately revoked. You are no longer allowed to hold a firearms licence. This rule does not follow the same process as other revocations outlined in sections 27, 27C, and 62 to 62C.

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Part 5Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess
Firearms licences

27BRevocation and surrender of licence if holder becomes disqualified

  1. If the holder of a firearms licence becomes disqualified under section 22H from holding a firearms licence, the holder’s licence is immediately revoked.

  2. Nothing in sections 27, 27C, and 62 to 62C applies to a revocation under this section.

Notes
  • Section 27B: inserted, on , by section 46 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).