Firearms Act

Marginal note:Revocation of licence or authorization

• 70 (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.