| (1) | The Minister may, after consultation with the National Commissioner and the Secretary for Safety and Security, by notice in the Gazette declare any premises or categories of premises to be firearm-free zones, if it is— |
| (a) | in the public interest; and |
| (b) | in accordance with the objects of this Act. |
| (2) | Unless authorised to do so in terms of a notice issued under subsection (1), no person may— |
| (a) | allow any firearm, muzzle loading firearm or ammunition to be in a firearm-free zone; |
| (b) | carry any firearm, muzzle loading firearm or ammunition in a firearm-free zone; or |
| (c) | store any fireann, muzzle loading firearm or ammunition in a firearm-free zone. |
[Section 140(2) substituted by section 45 of Act No. 28 of 2006]
| (3) | A police official may, without warrant— |
| (a) | search any building or premises in a firearm-free zone if he or she has a suspicion on reasonable grounds that a firearm, muzzle loading firearm or ammunition may be present in the firearm-free zone in contravention of a notice issued in terms of subsection (1); |
| (b) | search any person present in a firearm-free zone; and |
| (c) | seize any firearm, muzzle loading firearm or ammunition present in the firearm-free zone or on the person in contravention of a notice issued in terms of subseciion (1). |
[Section 140(3) substituted by section 45 of Act No. 28 of 2006]
| (4) | The Minister may prescribe measures to be taken regarding the demarcation of and placing of signposts on premises constituting a firearm-free zone in order to notify the public that the premises are declared a firearm-free zone. |
