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Schedule 3

of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Bill

Schedule 3

Saving and transitional provisions

THIRD SCHEDULESection 99Saving and transitional provisions1.—

(1)

Every licence that —

(a)

is granted, before the date of commencement of section 98(a), under Part II of the repealed Arms and Explosives Act (Cap. 13) to a person for the manufacture, possession, transfer of possession, import or export of any unmarked plastic explosive; and

(b)

is in force immediately before that date,is, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, to continue as if it were a licence granted under Part 4 to the person authorising that person to correspondingly manufacture, store or possess, supply, import or export the unmarked plastic explosive, until that licence expires or is earlier revoked under section 66.(2) Every licence that —

(a)

is granted, before the date of commencement of section 98(a), under Part III of the repealed Arms and Explosives Act to a person for —

(i)

the possession or having control of any gun or component part of a gun, arms that are weapons, explosives, poisonous or noxious gases or noxious substances;

(ii)

the import of any gun or component part of a gun, arms that are weapons, explosives, poisonous or noxious gases or noxious substances;

(iii)

the export of any gun or component part of a gun, arms that are weapons, explosives, naval or military stores, poisonous or noxious gases or noxious substances;

(iv)

the manufacture of guns or component parts of a gun, arms that are weapons, explosives, poisonous or noxious gases or noxious substances; or

(v)

the dealing in guns or component parts of a gun, arms that are weapons, explosives, poisonous or noxious gases or noxious substances; and

(b)

is in force immediately before that date,is, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, to continue as if it were a licence granted under Part 4 to the person authorising that person to correspondingly store or possess, import or export, manufacture or supply those guns or major parts of a gun, gun accessories, weapons, explosives or noxious substances, until that licence expires or is earlier revoked under section 66.(3) Every licence that —

(a)

is granted, before the date of commencement of section 98(a), under section 21A of the repealed Arms and Explosives Act to a person for the possession or keeping under his or her control, or for the import, export, manufacture or dealing in, any explosive precursor; and

(b)

is in force immediately before that date,is, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, to continue as if it were a licence granted under Part 4 to the person authorising that person to correspondingly store or possess, import or export, manufacture or supply the explosive precursor, until that licence expires or is earlier revoked under section 66.

2. Every premises —

(a)

that are —

(i)

licensed, before the date of commencement of section 98(a), under section 21D of the repealed Arms and Explosives Act for the storage or keeping of any explosive precursor; or

(ii)

an authorised magazine under the Arms and Explosives (Explosives) Rules (Cap. 13, R 2) for the storage of explosives; and

(b)

that are so licensed or an authorised magazine immediately before that date,are, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, to continue as if they were premises approved under section 22(3)(a), until that licence or authorisation expires.

3. Sections 66 and 67 do not apply to any proceedings with a view to suspension or cancellation of a licence mentioned in paragraph 1(1), (2) or (3) that are —

(a)

started in exercise of powers under section 21G of the repealed Arms and Explosives Act; and

(b)

pending immediately before the date of commencement of section 98(a),and those proceedings may be continued under that Act as if section 98(a) had not been enacted.

4. Where an appeal has been made to the Minister —

(a)

under section 21H of the repealed Arms and Explosives Act before the date of commencement of section 98(a); and

(b)

the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before that date,the appeal may continue to be dealt with under the repealed Arms and Explosives Act as if section 98(a) had not been enacted.

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