Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) For the purposes of section 10(1)(e) of the Act, a category A longarm licence may be issued—
(a) for the purposes of the training and trialling, with a shotgun, of gundogs; or
(b) for the purposes of—
(i) historical re-enactments (where the exemption in item 10 of Schedule 3 does not apply ); or
(ii) public ceremonial events; or
(c) for the purposes of starting or finishing sporting events with a shotgun.
(2) For the purposes of section 10(1)(e) of the Act, a category B longarm licence may be issued—
(a) for the purposes of—
(i) historical re-enactments ( where the exemption in item 10 of Schedule 3 does not apply ); or
(ii) public ceremonial events; or
(b) for the purposes of starting or finishing sporting events with a muzzle loading firearm or a black powder ball firing cannon.
(3) For the purposes of section 13(1)(a) of the Act, a category E longarm licence may be issued for the purposes of—
(a) historical re-enactments ( where the exemption in item 10 of Schedule 3 does not apply) ; or
(b) public ceremonial events—
using firearms which have been modified to be incapable of firing cartridge ammunition.
(4) For the purposes of section 15(1)(c) of the Act, a general category handgun licence may be issued—
(a) for the purposes of—
(i) historical re-enactments (where the exemption in item 10 of Schedule 3 does not apply ); or
(ii) public ceremonial events; or
(b) for the purposes of starting or finishing sporting events; or
(c) for the purposes of the training and trialling of dogs, with a general category handgun, being a general category handgun which is and has always been constructed for the purpose of starting sporting events.