Firearms Amendment Regulations 2013
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Firearms Act 1996 .
29 April 2013PETER G. UNDERWOOD
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
D. J. O'BYRNE
Minister for Police and Emergency Management
These regulations may be cited as the Firearms Amendment Regulations 2013 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Firearms Regulations 2006 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulation 5B inserted
After regulation 5A of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted:(1) For paragraph (e) of the definition of ammunition in section 3 of the Act, a seal control cap is a prescribed article.(2) In this regulation –seal control cap means a projectile that –(a) has a percussion cap; and(b) is loaded with powder; and(c) is designed to ignite and burst apart upon impact.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 8 May 2013
These regulations are administered in the Department of Police and Emergency Management.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Firearms Regulations 2006 by providing that seal control caps, at times referred to as scare darts, are ammunition within the meaning of the Firearms Act 1996 with the result that they are subject to certain prohibitions and restrictions under that Act.