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Firearms Amendment Act 2003
An Act to amend the Firearms Act 1996
[Royal Assent 4 June 2003]
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Firearms Amendment Act 2003 .
This Act commences on 1 July 2003.
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(1) A person does not commit an offence under section 9 of the Principal Act in respect of the possession of a prohibited pistol if the person lawfully acquired the pistol before 1 July 2003.(2) Subsection (1) applies for the period of 6 months commencing on 1 July 2003.(3) This section does not authorise a person to use a prohibited pistol without the approval of the Commissioner during the period specified in subsection (2) .