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Firearms Act

Version of section 70 from 2022-05-18 to 2024-03-06:


Marginal note:Revocation of licence or authorization

  •  (1) A chief firearms officer may revoke a licence, an authorization to carry or an authorization to transport for any good and sufficient reason including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

    • (a) where the holder of the licence or authorization

      • (i) is no longer or never was eligible to hold the licence or authorization,

      • (i.1) transfers, as defined in section 21, a non-restricted firearm other than in accordance with section 23,

      • (ii) contravenes any condition attached to the licence or authorization, or

      • (iii) has been convicted or discharged under section 730 of the Criminal Code of an offence referred to in paragraph 5(2)(a); or

    • (b) where, in the case of a business, a person who stands in a prescribed relationship to the business has been convicted or discharged under section 730 of the Criminal Code of any such offence.

  • Marginal note:Registrar

    (2) The Registrar may revoke an authorization to export or authorization to import for any good and sufficient reason.

  • 1995, c. 39, ss. 70, 137
  • 2003, c. 8, s. 43(E)
  • 2019, c. 9, s. 9

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