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Licences and approvals - Approved ammunition sellers - Revocation of approval

180: Revocation of approval

You could also call this:

"When the boss of a government department can cancel your approval to sell ammunition"

The chief executive can cancel an approval given under section 172 at any time. You might ask for your approval to be cancelled, or it might happen if your firearms licence expires or is taken away. The chief executive can also cancel your approval if you do not follow the rules or fix problems after getting a notice under section 181. The chief executive can cancel your approval if they think you no longer meet the requirements or have not followed the conditions of your approval. You need to meet all the requirements and follow the conditions to keep your approval. The chief executive makes the decision to cancel the approval by giving you a written notice. If the chief executive is not happy with how you are selling ammunition, they can cancel your approval. This can happen if you have not done what you were told to do in a notice under section 181. The chief executive can also cancel your approval if they think you are not a suitable person to sell ammunition.

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Part 3Licences and approvals
Approved ammunition sellers: Revocation of approval

180Revocation of approval

The chief executive may at any time, by notice in writing, revoke an approval given under section 172—
at the request of the approved ammunition seller; or
if the firearms licence of the approved ammunition seller expires or is surrendered, suspended, or revoked; or
if the approved ammunition seller has failed to comply with an improvement notice issued under section 181; or
if the chief executive is satisfied that the approved ammunition seller—
1. no longer meets all of the requirements for approval; or
2. has failed to comply with any condition imposed on their approval.