South African Institute for Drug Free Sport Act, 1997
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Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000)RegulationsFirearms Control Fees Amendment Regulations, 2020Chapter 12 : General provisions95. Production and discharge of firearms or ammunition for identification purposes |
| (1) | A relevant Designated Firearms Officer may require that a firearm to which an application in terms of the Act relates must be surrendered by the applicant for the purpose of identification at the office of the Designated Firearms Officer. |
| (2) | Whenever the Registrar deems it necessary he or she may for the purpose of identifying a firearm or ammunition by written notice direct any person who is in possession of a firearm or ammunition to produce the firearm or ammunition within the period stipulated in the notice at a time and at a police station nearest to the residential address that the holder of the licence, authority or permit provided to the Registrar. |
| (3) | A police official may test fire a firearm or discharge the ammunition contemplated in subregulation (2) for identification purposes. |
| (4) | A receipt must be handed over to the person from whom the firearm or ammunition is received. |
| (5) | The firearm and balance of the ammunition not used during the test firing, must be returned to the person who may lawfully possess the firearm, within a reasonable period of time, unless it is seized in terms of law. |
| (6) | Nothing in this regulation derogates from any right of search and seizure that police officials may have in terms of any law. |
