Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000)Chapter 5 : Competency certificates10A. Renewal of competency certificate |
| (1) | Any holder of a competency certificate contemplated in subsection (2) and section 9(1) and who wishes to renew the competency certificate must apply in the prescribed form to the Registrar for its renewal together with an application for the renewal of the licence to which the competency certificate relates. |
| (2) | Any holder of a competency certificate relating to a muzzle loading firearm who wishes to renew the competency certificate must apply at least 90 days before the date of expiry of the competency certificate in the prescribed form to the Registrar for its renewal. |
| (3) | The application for renewal of a competency certificate must be— |
| (a) | accompanied by a declaration under oath or solemn statement made by the applicant in the prescribed form confirming that the applicant still conforms to the requirements of section 9(2); and |
| (b) | delivered by the applicant to the Designated Firearms Officer responsible for the area in which the applicant ordinarily resides or in which the applicant's business is situated, as the case may be. |
| (4) | No application for the renewal of a competency certificate may be granted unless the applicant satisfies the Registrar that he or she still complies with the requirements for the issuing of a competency certificate in terms of this Act. |
| (5) | The Registrar may grant or refuse the renewal of a competency certificate on the strength of the information and declaration provided by the applicant, but nothing in this section prevents the Registrar from exercising his or her powers in terms of section 124(3)(a), prior to granting or refusing the application. |
| (6) | If an application for the renewal of a competency certificate has been lodged within the period provided for in subsection (2), the competency certificate remains valid until the application is decided. |
| (7) | For the purposes of the renewal of a competency certificate an applicant does not have to comply again with the provisions of section 9(2)(q) and (r), unless the Registrar in a specific case, on good grounds being present, requires otherwise. |
[Section 10A inserted by section 10 of Act No 28 of 2006]