WEAPONS PROHIBITION ACT 1998 - As at 19 October 2022 - Act 127 of 1998
- As at 19 October 2022 - Act 127 of 1998Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Principles and objects of Act
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Amendment of Schedule 1
- 6 Application of Act
PART 2 - PERMITS FOR PROHIBITED WEAPONS
Division 1 - Requirement for permit
- 7 Offence of unauthorised possession or use of prohibited weapon
Division 2 - Permit scheme
- 8 Permit categories and authority conferred by permit
- 9 Application for permit
- 10 Issuing of permit
- 11 Genuine reason
- 12 Requirement to notify Commissioner if genuine reason ceases to exist
- 13 Form of permit
- 14 Conditions of permit
- 15 Term of permit
- 16 Suspension of permit
- 17 Suspension of permit on making of interim apprehended violence order
- 18 Revocation of permit
- 19 Surrender and seizure of prohibited weapons when permit suspended or revoked
PART 3 - WEAPONS DEALERS AND THEATRICAL WEAPONS ARMOURERS--SPECIAL PROVISIONS
- 20 Weapons dealers and theatrical weapons armourers must hold permit
- 20A Record of sale of prohibited weapons
- 21 Additional requirements for weapons dealers and theatrical weapons armourers
- 22 Security of displayed weapons
PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES
- 23 Restrictions on purchase of prohibited weapons
- 23A Restrictions on sale of prohibited weapons
- 23B Selling prohibited weapons on an ongoing basis
- 24 Restrictions on sending and receiving prohibited weapons
- 25 Advertising sale of prohibited weapons
- 25A Unauthorised manufacture of prohibited weapons
- 25B Possession of digital blueprints for manufacture of prohibited weapons
- 25C Defences for offences under section 25B
- 25D Remote controlled possession and use of prohibited weapons 26. (Repealed)
- 27 On-the-spot inspection of prohibited weapons
- 28 Disposal of prohibited weapons by unauthorised persons
- 29 Permit must be produced on demand
- 30 Requirement to notify change of particulars
- 31 False or misleading documents
- 32 Misuse etc of permit
PART 4A - SAFE KEEPING OF PROHIBITED WEAPONS
- 32A General requirement for safe keeping of prohibited weapons
- 32B Level 1 requirements
- 32C Level 2 requirements
- 32D Level 3 requirements
PART 5 - WEAPONS PROHIBITION ORDERS
- 33 Commissioner may make weapons prohibition order
- 34 Effect of weapons prohibition order
PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- 35 Administrative review by Civil and Administrative Tribunal of certain decisions
- 35A Recognition of domestic violence orders
- 36 Interstate transactions
- 37 Register of permits
- 38 Disclosures by doctors and health practitioners of certain information
- 39 Seizure of prohibited weapons by police officer
- 40 Disposal of surrendered or seized prohibited weapons
- 41 Delegation
- 42 Penalty notices
- 43 Proceedings for offences
- 44 Time for laying information
- 45 Liability of parents and guardians
- 46 Offences by corporations
- 47 Service of notices
- 48 Evidence
- 49 Identification of authorised officers
- 50 Regulations
- 51 Savings and transitional provisions
- 52 Repeals 53. (Repealed)
- 54 Review of Act
- SCHEDULE 1
- SCHEDULE 2 Schedule 3 (Repealed)