Part 4Endorsements and permits
Endorsements: Revocation of endorsement
191Revocation of endorsement in respect of pistol, large-capacity pistol magazine, or restricted weapon
The chief executive may, by written notice, revoke an endorsement on a licence if the chief executive is of the opinion that the licence holder—
- would not, on an application made under section 183 or 184, be entitled to have the endorsement on their licence; or
- has failed to observe any conditions of the endorsement.
However, an endorsement on a licence in respect of a pistol may not be revoked under subsection (1) if—
- the holder of the firearms licence has owned that pistol since before 16 May 1969 and, immediately before that date, was registered under section 9 of the Arms Act 1958 as the owner of that pistol; and
- the pistol, although less than 762 millimetres in length, has not been reduced below that length since 15 May 1969 and is not designed or adapted to be held and fired with 1 hand.
When an endorsement on a licence is revoked under this section, the licence holder—
- must, on demand, surrender their licence to the chief executive for the cancellation of the endorsement; and
- ceases to be entitled to possess a pistol, large-capacity pistol magazine, or restricted weapon, as the case may require, whether or not they surrender their licence under paragraph (a).