§ 56 — Class licence

56.—(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, determine a class licence that authorises a person to which the order applies to carry on a regulated activity or a class or description of regulated activity without a licence granted under this Part —(a)

for a specified period or indefinitely, or to an extent specified in that order; and

(b)

subject to such conditions as may be specified in that order.

(2) To avoid doubt, there may be more than one class licence determined, and according (but not limited) to any of the following:(a)

the construction or type of gun, major part of a gun, gun accessory, explosive, explosive precursor, weapon, noxious substance, shooting range or paintball range involved in the regulated activity;

(b)

the nature of the regulated activity;

(c)

the number or other quantity of guns, major parts of a gun, gun accessories, explosives, explosive precursors, weapons, noxious substances, shooting ranges or paintball ranges involved in the regulated activity;

(d)

the place or premises where the regulated activity authorised by the licence is being or is to be carried on.

(3) An order under subsection (1) continues in force, unless it is revoked, for such period as may be specified in the order.

(4) The carrying on of a regulated activity by a class licensee to which a class licence applies is deemed authorised by this Act if it is done in accordance with the conditions of the class licence.

—(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, determine a class licence that authorises a person to which the order applies to carry on a regulated activity or a class or description of regulated activity without a licence granted under this Part —(a)

for a specified period or indefinitely, or to an extent specified in that order; and

(b)

subject to such conditions as may be specified in that order.

(2) To avoid doubt, there may be more than one class licence determined, and according (but not limited) to any of the following:(a)

the construction or type of gun, major part of a gun, gun accessory, explosive, explosive precursor, weapon, noxious substance, shooting range or paintball range involved in the regulated activity;

(b)

the nature of the regulated activity;

(c)

the number or other quantity of guns, major parts of a gun, gun accessories, explosives, explosive precursors, weapons, noxious substances, shooting ranges or paintball ranges involved in the regulated activity;

(d)

the place or premises where the regulated activity authorised by the licence is being or is to be carried on.

(3) An order under subsection (1) continues in force, unless it is revoked, for such period as may be specified in the order.

(4) The carrying on of a regulated activity by a class licensee to which a class licence applies is deemed authorised by this Act if it is done in accordance with the conditions of the class licence.