1981 Ed.]
Firearms and Ammunition
(CAP. 238
31. (1) A licence is personal to the licensee or licensees and is not transferable to any other person.
(2) A corporation shall not be eligible to apply for or be granted a licence but where it wishes to obtain the benefit of section 11(1) a responsible officer thereof shall apply on behalf of the corporation and, if a licence is granted by the Commissioner, it shall be expressed to be granted to that officer on behalf of the corporation.
32. Upon application made to him in the prescribed form, and payment of the prescribed fee, the Commissioner may renew a licence for such period as he thinks fit, or may refuse to renew the licence.
33. (1) The Commissioner may at any time cancel a licence, and vary or revoke any condition attached thereto or add any further condition, and in the case of a dealer's licence may delete any premises at which the business of dealing in arms or ammunition or both may be carried on.
(2) The Commissioner may upon the application of a licensee and payment of the prescribed fee make an amendment to a licence or a condition thereof (including an amendment whereby a place of business specified in a dealer's licence is deleted or a new place of business is added).
34. (1) Every decision of the Commissioner whereby he refuses to grant or renew a licence, or cancels a licence, or exercises any other power under subsection (1) of section 33 or refuses to amend a licence under subsection (2) thereof shall be notified in writing to the applicant or licensee.
(2) A licensee to whom notice is given under subsection (1) shall, subject to section 35(2), immediately surrender his licence to the Commissioner or deliver it to him for amendment, as the case may require.
(3) A person to whom a notice is given under subsection (1) refusing to renew a licence or cancelling a licence shall, if so required in the notice by the Commissioner, deliver the arms or ammunition in question to a police officer within a period to be specified in the notice; and to the extent that the person is in possession of the arms or ammunition before the expiry of that period he shall be deemed not to contravene section 13(1) or section 14(1), as the case may be.
(4) Subject to section 35(2), a person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
35. (1) Any person-
(a) who is aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioner to refuse a licence or a renewal thereof or to cancel a licence
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Licences not transferable and not to be granted to corporation.
Renewal of licences.
Cancellation etc. of licence.
Applicant or licensee to be notified of decision of Commissioner.
Appeals.
1981 Ed.]
Firearms and Ammunition
(CAP. 238
31. (1) A licence is personal to the licensee or licensees and is not transferable to any other person.
(2) A corporation shall not be eligible to apply for or be granted a licence but where it wishes to obtain the benefit of sec- tion 11(1) a responsible officer thereof shall apply on behalf of the corporation and, if a licence is granted by the Commissioner, it shall be expressed to be granted to that officer on behalf of the corpora- tion.
32. Upon application made to him in the prescribed form, and payment of the prescribed fee, the Commissioner may renew a licence for such period as he thinks fit, or may refuse to renew the licence.
33. (1) The Commissioner may at any time cancel a licence, and vary or revoke any condition attached thereto or add any further condition, and in the case of a dealer's licence may delete any premises at which the business of dealing in arms or ammunition or both may be carried on.
(2) The Commissioner may upon the application of a licensee and payment of the prescribed fee make an amendment to a licence or a condition thereof (including an amendment whereby a place of business specified in a dealer's licence is deleted or a new place of business is added).
34. (1) Every decision of the Commissioner whereby he refuses to grant or renew a licence, or cancels a licence, or exercises any other power under subsection (1) of section 33 or refuses to amend a licence under subsection (2) thereof shall be notified in writing to the applicant or licensee.
(2) A licensee to whom notice is given under subsection (1) shall, subject to section 35(2), immediately surrender his licence to the Commissioner or deliver it to him for amendment, as the case may require.
(3) A person to whom a notice is given under subsection (1) refusing to renew a licence or cancelling a licence shall, if so required in the notice by the Commissioner, deliver the arms or ammunition in question to a police officer within a period to be specified in the notice; and to the extent that the person is in possession of the arms or ammunition before the expiry of that period he shall be deemed not to contravene section 13(1) or sec- tion 14(1), as the case may be.
(4) Subject to section 35(2), a person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
35. (1) Any person-
(a) who is aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioner to refuse a licence or a renewal thereof or to cancel a licence
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Licences not transferable and not to be granted to corporation.
Renewal of licences.
Cancellation etc. of licence.
Applicant or licensee to be notified of decision of Commissioner.
Appeals.
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