Civil Aviation Act, 2009
R 385
Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000)Chapter 17 : Organisational structures125. Central Firearms Register |
| (1) | The Central Firearms Register must contain— |
| (a) | the central firearms database; |
| (b) | the central dealers database; |
| (c) | the central manufacturers database; |
| (d) | the central gunsmiths database; |
| (e) | the central importers and exporters database; |
| (f) | the central Official Institutions database; and |
| (2) | The central databases referred to in subsection (1) must contain— |
| (a) | such information as may be prescribed concerning— |
| (i) | competency certificates, licences, authorisations and permits, as well as renewals and cancellations thereof; |
| (ii) | applications for competency certificates, licences, authorisations and permits and any renewal applications which have been refused in terms of this Act; |
| (iii) | transfers of firearms effected in terms of this Act; |
| (iv) | imports and exports of firearms and ammunition in terms of this Act; |
| (v) | the transport of firearms and ammunition in terms of this Act; and |
| (vi) | the loss, recovery, theft or destruction of firearms. |
| (b) | all original documentation submitted in support of all applications made in terms of this Act; |
| (c) | a record of all licensed dealers, manufacturers, gunsmiths, importers and exporters, transporters for reward, accredited institutions, organisations and all firearms and ammunition in their possession; |
| (d) | a record of all firearms in the possession of Official Institutions; |
| (e) | a record of the acquisition, transfer, loss, theft or destruction in respect of firearms in the possession of Official Institutions; |
| (f) | a record of all firearms recovered, forfeited to the State or destroyed; |
| (g) | the fingerprints which have been submitted for purposes of an application in terms of this Act; and |
| (h) | any other documentation and information as may be prescribed. |
