§ 63 — Directions affecting licensees and class licensees

63.—(1) A Licensing Officer may give a direction to a licensee or class licensee for or in respect of —(a)

the safety or security of guns, major parts of a gun, gun accessories, explosives, explosive precursors, weapons, noxious substances, shooting ranges or paintball ranges involved in the undertaking of a regulated activity carried on by a licensee or class licensee; or

(b)

any matter affecting the interests of the public in connection with the regulated activity carried on by the licensee or class licensee.

(2) A direction given under subsection (1) —(a)

may require the licensee or class licensee concerned (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or to refrain from doing, for a specified period, the things specified in the direction or the things that are of a description specified in the direction;

(b)

takes effect at such time, being the earliest practicable time, as is determined by or under that direction; and

(c)

may be revoked at any time by the Licensing Officer who gave it.

(3) A direction under this section continues in force until the earlier of the following occurs:(a)

the expiry date (if any) stated in the direction is reached;

(b)

the Licensing Officer revokes the direction.

(4) Before exercising any powers under subsection (1), a Licensing Officer must give written notice to the licensee or class licensee concerned —(a)

stating that the Licensing Officer intends to give a direction to the licensee or class licensee under this section and the nature of the direction; and

(b)

specifying the time (being not less than 14 days after the date of service of the notice on the licensee or class licensee) within which written representations may be made to the Licensing Officer with respect to the proposed direction.

(5) The Licensing Officer may, after considering any written representation made pursuant to subsection (4)(b), decide to give or not to give the direction as the Licensing Officer considers appropriate.

(6) The Licensing Officer must serve on the licensee or class licensee concerned a notice of the Licensing Officer’s decision under subsection (5).

(7) Every licensee or class licensee must comply with every direction given under this section to the licensee or class licensee as soon as it takes effect.

(8) No civil or criminal liability is incurred by the licensee or class licensee, or an officer, employee or agent of the licensee or class licensee, for doing or omitting to do any act, if the act is done or omitted to be done with reasonable care and in good faith and for the purpose of complying with or giving effect to a direction given under this section.

—(1) A Licensing Officer may give a direction to a licensee or class licensee for or in respect of —(a)

the safety or security of guns, major parts of a gun, gun accessories, explosives, explosive precursors, weapons, noxious substances, shooting ranges or paintball ranges involved in the undertaking of a regulated activity carried on by a licensee or class licensee; or

(b)

any matter affecting the interests of the public in connection with the regulated activity carried on by the licensee or class licensee.

(2) A direction given under subsection (1) —(a)

may require the licensee or class licensee concerned (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or to refrain from doing, for a specified period, the things specified in the direction or the things that are of a description specified in the direction;

(b)

takes effect at such time, being the earliest practicable time, as is determined by or under that direction; and

(c)

may be revoked at any time by the Licensing Officer who gave it.

(3) A direction under this section continues in force until the earlier of the following occurs:(a)

the expiry date (if any) stated in the direction is reached;

(b)

the Licensing Officer revokes the direction.

(4) Before exercising any powers under subsection (1), a Licensing Officer must give written notice to the licensee or class licensee concerned —(a)

stating that the Licensing Officer intends to give a direction to the licensee or class licensee under this section and the nature of the direction; and

(b)

specifying the time (being not less than 14 days after the date of service of the notice on the licensee or class licensee) within which written representations may be made to the Licensing Officer with respect to the proposed direction.

(5) The Licensing Officer may, after considering any written representation made pursuant to subsection (4)(b), decide to give or not to give the direction as the Licensing Officer considers appropriate.

(6) The Licensing Officer must serve on the licensee or class licensee concerned a notice of the Licensing Officer’s decision under subsection (5).

(7) Every licensee or class licensee must comply with every direction given under this section to the licensee or class licensee as soon as it takes effect.

(8) No civil or criminal liability is incurred by the licensee or class licensee, or an officer, employee or agent of the licensee or class licensee, for doing or omitting to do any act, if the act is done or omitted to be done with reasonable care and in good faith and for the purpose of complying with or giving effect to a direction given under this section.