Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Weapons Legislation (Replica Firearms) Amendment Regulation 2020.2CommencementThis regulation commences on 1 February 2021.Part 2Amendment of Weapons Categories Regulation 19973Regulation amendedThis part amends the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997.4Amendment of s 8 (Category R weapons)(1)Section 8(1)(a)—omit, insert—

(a)a machine gun or submachine gun that—

(i)is fully automatic in its operation and actuated by energy developed when it is being fired; or

(ii)has multiple revolving barrels;

(aa)a replica or facsimile of a machine gun or submachine gun that is a firearm;

(2)Section 8—insert—(1A)A weapon mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (aa), (c), (i) or (j) is a category R weapon even if the weapon is permanently inoperable. (3)Section 8(2), ‘A’—omit, insert—However, a(4)Section 8(1A) and (2)—renumber as section 8(2) and (3).5Amendment of s 9 (Restricted items—Act, s 67)Section 9—insert—

(f)a replica of a firearm, other than a replica of a firearm that—

(i)is a firearm; or

(ii)is authorised to be possessed and used under a blank-fire firearms licence; or

(iii)is authorised to be possessed, supplied and used under a theatrical ordnance supplier’s licence;

(g)a weapon that—

(i)is permanently inoperable; and

(ii)would be, if it were not permanently inoperable, a category A, B or C weapon.

Part 3Amendment of Weapons Regulation 20166Regulation amendedThis part amends the Weapons Regulation 2016.7Amendment of s 98 (Authorised officer may approve safe storage measures at least equivalent to those required under this regulation)(1)Section 98(1), from ‘of weapons’—omit, insert—of a weapon or relevant restricted item instead of a measure the applicant is required to take under this regulation for the weapon or relevant restricted item. (2)Section 98—insert—(4)In this section—relevant restricted item means an item mentioned in the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997, section 9(f) or (g).