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Arms Bill

Licences and approvals - Expiry, surrender, suspension, and revocation of licences - Expiry and surrender of licences

139: Surrender of licence

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"What happens when you give back your gun licence"

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If you have a licence, you can give it back to the chief executive at any time. You can surrender your licence whenever you want. The chief executive is the person who will take your licence from you.

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Part 3Licences and approvals
Expiry, surrender, suspension, and revocation of licences: Expiry and surrender of licences

139Surrender of licence

  1. The holder of a licence may at any time surrender their licence to the chief executive.