Australian Capital Territory

Firearms (Extension of Amnesty) Amendment Regulations 2004 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2004-3

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Firearms Act 1996.
Dated 16 January 2004.
Bill Wood
Minister
Katy Gallagher
Minister

Australian Capital Territory

Firearms (Extension of Amnesty) Amendment Regulations 2004 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2004-3
made under the
Firearms Act 1996

    

1	Name of regulations
These regulations are the Firearms (Extension of Amnesty) Amendment Regulations 2004 (No 1).
2	Commencement
These regulations commence on the day after their notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Regulations amended
These regulations amend the Firearms (Compensation) Regulations 2003.
4	Regulation 6, modified section 129, definition of amnesty period
substitute
amnesty period—
	(a)	 means the period after 30 June 2003 and before 1 January 2004; and
	(b)	for the following provisions—includes the period beginning on 5 January 2004 and ending at 12 noon on 10 January 2004:
·	section 132 (Temporary amnesty for possession of prohibited pistols by licensed target pistol shooters)
·	section 135 (Compensation for surrendered prohibited pistols—licensed pistol shooters)
·	section 135A (Compensation for surrendered accessories and major parts—licensed pistol shooters)
·	section 136 (Compensation for licensed firearms dealers—prohibited pistols)
·	section 136A (Compensation for licensed firearms dealers—other items)
·	section 137 (Compensation and mandatory licence disqualification—licensed pistol shooters withdrawing from pistol shooting)
·	section 137B (Compensation for licensed pistol shooters withdrawing from pistol shooting—other items).

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 19 January 2004.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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