s. s. 54 53B (b) may, at any reasonable time, without warrant, enter and search any premises where the person resides or has resided for the purpose of seizing any such handgun or ammunition. (3) Despite the surrender or seizure of a handgun or ammunition under this section, the person who has surrendered the handgun or ammunition or from whom the handgun or ammunition has been seized continues to be the owner of the handgun or ammunition. (4) If a person has surrendered a handgun or S. 53B(4) inserted by ammunition under this section or if a handgun or No. 50/2007 ammunition has been seized from a person under s. 19. this section, that person must dispose of that handgun or ammunition to a licensed firearms dealer within 56 days of service of the notice from the Chief Commissioner under section 52B. Pt 2 Div. 10 Division 10—Exemptions, permits and provisional licences (Heading) amended by No. 78/2005 s. 27. S. 54 54 Persons who are exempt from the Part amended by No. 28/2003 (1) Any non-prohibited person who is of a category of s. 28 (ILA persons specified in an item in Column 1 of s. 39B(1)). Schedule 3 who possesses, carries or uses a registered firearm in the circumstances set out in that item in Column 2 of Schedule 3 does not commit an offence against section 6 or 7 for so doing and is not required to hold a licence under this Part.
(b) may, at any reasonable time, without warrant, enter and search any premises where the person resides or has resided for the purpose of seizing any such handgun or ammunition. s. 53B (3) Despite the surrender or seizure of a handgun or ammunition under this section, the person who has surrendered the handgun or ammunition or from whom the handgun or ammunition has been seized continues to be the owner of the handgun or ammunition. S. 53B(4) inserted by No. 50/2007 s. 19. (4) If a person has surrendered a handgun or ammunition under this section or if a handgun or ammunition has been seized from a person under this section, that person must dispose of that handgun or ammunition to a licensed firearms dealer within 56 days of service of the notice from the Chief Commissioner under section 52B. Pt 2 Div. 10 (Heading) amended by No. 78/2005 s. 27. Division 10—Exemptions, permits and provisional licences S. 54 amended by No. 28/2003 s. 28 (ILA s. 39B(1)). 54 Persons who are exempt from the Part s. 54 (1) Any non-prohibited person who is of a category of persons specified in an item in Column 1 of Schedule 3 who possesses, carries or uses a registered firearm in the circumstances set out in that item in Column 2 of Schedule 3 does not commit an offence against section 6 or 7 for so doing and is not required to hold a licence under this Part.
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