s.28Revocation of licence
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Section 28Part 5 — Licences and permits

Revocation of licence

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Subject to section 29 and subsection (2), the appropriate authority may in that authority’s absolute discretion revoke any licence or permit under this Act.
The appropriate authority shall upon being required so to do by any person who the authority is satisfied is the owner of any firearm in respect of which any Firearm User’s (Restricted) Licence has been granted to any other person revoke the Firearm User’s (Restricted) Licence.
Where the appropriate authority revokes any licence or permit under this section, the authority shall give notice in writing to the holder thereof —
specifying that the authority has revoked such licence or permit;
requiring such person to deliver up such licence or permit to that authority on or before the day (not being less than three days after the date of the receipt of such notice by such person) specified in such notice; and
requiring such person to deliver to that authority forthwith the firearm to which such licence or permit relates.
Whoever, on being required so to do under paragraph (b) of subsection (3), fails to deliver to the appropriate authority such licence or permit on or before the day specified in such notice or, on being required so to do under paragraph (c) of subsection (3) fails to deliver forthwith the firearm commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.
Every firearm received by the appropriate authority under paragraph (c) of subsection (3) shall —
on the production by any person of a Firearm User’s (Restricted) Licence granted to that person in relation to the firearm either before or after the date on which the firearm was received, be delivered to such person; or
if not so delivered within twelve months of the date on which it was received, be forfeited to the Crown.

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