Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Regulation] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

FIREARMS REGULATIONS (NO. 13 OF 1997) - REG 54

54. (1) The Registrar may, by notice in writing served on a person who has possession of a firearm or a spare barrel of a different calibre from the firearm with which it is used, allot a number in respect of the firearm or spare barrel.

(2) A person shall not have possession of a firearm, or a spare barrel of a different calibre from the firearm with which it is used, for which a number has been allotted under subregulation (1) unless that number is imprinted on the firearm or barrel.

Penalty:

        (a)     if the offender is a natural person—10 penalty units;

        (b)     if the offender is a body corporate—50 penalty units.

(3) In subregulation (2)—

“imprinted”—

        (a)     in the case of a firearm—means stamped or, if the Registrar approves, engraved in an exposed position on the firearm in numerals not less than 2 mm in height on the metal part of the barrel; or

        (b)     in the case of a spare barrel—stamped or imprinted on the outer surface of the barrel in numerals not less than 2 mm in height on the metal part of the barrel.

Government agencies—obligations



AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback