Mandating Procedures of Provinces Act, 2008
R 385
Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000)RegulationsFirearms Control Fees Amendment Regulations, 2020Chapter 2 : Accreditation7. Accreditation to provide training in use of firearms |
| (1) | An applicant who applies to be accredited to provide training in the use of firearms for the purposes of section 20(2)(b) of the Act must, in addition to the relevant information required by regulation 2, submit— |
| (a) | a written undertaking that only a relevant training course in respect of testing and training in the use and handling of firearms which complies with the requirement of the South African Qualifications Authority Act, 1995 (Act No. 29 of 1993) read with the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998) will be used to train persons; |
| (b) | a description of the security measures pertaining to the storage, transport and safe custody of the firearms to be used in the training; |
| (c) | a written undertaking that any practical training or testing which will involve the actual firing of a firearm will only be conducted at an accredited shooting range; and |
| (d) | documentary proof that the applicant is registered in terms of the South African Qualifications Authority Act, 1995 (Act No. 58 of 1995) read with the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998) with Poslec-Seta as a service provider to provide the training contemplated in section 9(2)(q) and (r) and (s) of the Act. |
| (2) | A person accredited in terms of subregulation (1) must keep a register wherein the following particulars must be recorded in respect of every person successfully trained by such accredited person— |
| (a) | the identity number and full names of the person trained; |
| (b) | the date and place of the training; |
| (c) | the type of prescribed training; |
| (d) | in respect of practical training and testing, the type of firearm namely a handgun, rifle or shotgun including the action of the firearm for which training and testing was provided and the test results; and |
| (e) | a certificate undersigned by both the trainer and the person concerned confirming the particulars in subregulation 2(a) to (d). |
| (3) | The register contemplated in subregulation (2) must be available at the place of business of the accredited person and must be retained for a period of six years. |
