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Arms Bill

Endorsements and permits - Permits to import

200: Expiry of permit to import

You could also call this:

"What happens when your import permit runs out"

If you get a permit to import something, it will expire 12 months after it is issued. This can happen sooner if it gets revoked under section 201. You will not be able to use the permit after it expires.

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199: Permit to import not transferable, or

"An import permit is only for the person it's given to and can't be given to others."

201: Revocation and validity of permit to import, or

"What happens if a permit to import is cancelled or no longer valid"

Part 4Endorsements and permits
Permits to import

200Expiry of permit to import

Unless sooner revoked under section 201, a permit to import expires 12 months after the date on which it is issued.