3. Any person desiring to possess any arms shall apply to the Licensing Officer for a licence to possess the arms.
Form and validity of licence to possess arms
4.—(1) The Licensing Officer may issue, subject to such conditions as he sees fit, a licence authorising the licensee to possess or control any arms or class or category of arms described in the licence.
(2) A licence to possess arms shall be in Form A set out in the Schedule.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), every licence to possess arms is valid for a period of 2 years after the date of issue, or such shorter period as the Licensing Officer may determine.
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(4) Where a person who is licensed to possess any arms, subsequently acquires any other arms, the term of any licence to possess those other arms shall be concurrent with the term of the licence to possess the first-mentioned arms.
Exemption by Licensing Officer
5.—(1) The Licensing Officer may exempt any person or class of persons from the requirement for a licence to possess arms under section 13(1)(a) of the Act, where such possession is in connection with, and for the purpose of any of the following events:
(a)
carnivals;
(b)
business demonstrations;
(c)
school uniformed group activities;
(d)
shooting competitions or training for shooting competitions;
(e)
sporting events; and
(f)
trade fairs.
(2) An exemption under paragraph (1) may be granted subject to such conditions as the Licensing Officer thinks fit.
(3) An exemption under paragraph (1) shall only be effective for the duration of, and in the locality of the event in respect of which the exemption is granted.
(4) The Licensing Officer may, as he thinks fit, amend, suspend, revoke or reinstate an exemption under paragraph (1).
Register to be kept by Licensing Officer
6. The Licensing Officer shall keep a register, in such form as he thinks fit, in which shall be entered the following particulars of all arms for which a licence to possess has been issued:
(a)
the date of issue of the licence;
(b)
the name of the licensee;
(c)
the address of the licensee;
(d)
the nature of the arms licensed;
(e)
the identification marks on the arms; and
(f)
the particulars of any condition of the licence.
Mark to be placed on every arm
7. The Licensing Officer shall cause an indelible distinguishing mark to be placed on every arm for which he issues a possession licence and which is not already indelibly marked with some sufficiently distinguishing mark or number.