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Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000)

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Firearms Control Fees Amendment Regulations, 2020

Chapter 4 : Licence to possess a firearm

16. Safety measures for the display of firearms in a private collection

 

A private collector may publicly display a firearm if—

(a) the firearm is unloaded;
(b) the firearm is displayed in a lockable display cabinet; or

[Regulation 16(b) amended by section 11(a) of the Firearms Control Regulations, 2012, dated 1 March 2012]

(c) where the firearm is on open display, it must be rendered inoperable by means of a secure locking device or other means described in regulation 86(13) and is securely attached to a non-portable structure on which, or in which, it is displayed by a metal attachment chain, metabl cable or similar device in such manner that the firearm cannot readily be removed;

[Regulation 16(c) substituted by section 11(b) of the Firearms Control Regulations, 2012, dated 1 March 2012]

(d) [Regulation 16(d) deleted by section 11(c) of the Firearms Control Regulations, 2012, dated 1 March 2012]; and
(e) the firearm is not displayed with, and is not readily accessible to, ammunition that can be discharged from it, except where such firearm or ammunition is displayed in a locked display cabinet or similar device.