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

Chapter 7 : Licences issued to particular categories of persons — dealers, manufacturers and gunsmiths

Part 2 : Manufacturers

46. Requirements for manufacturer's licence

 

(1) A manufacturer’s licence may be issued to a person who is a fit and proper person to manufacture firearms or ammunition.

 

(2) The Registrar may only issue a manufacturer’s licence to—
(a) a manufacturer of firearms if the firearms are manufactured in a factory registered in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993); or
(b) a manufacturer of ammunition if the ammunition is manufactured in a factory licensed in terms of the Explosives Act, 1956 (Act No. 26 of 1956).