Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000)RegulationsFirearms Control Fees Amendment Regulations, 2020Chapter 12 : General provisions102. Disposal of firearms where business ceases to carry on business |
| (1) | A person contemplated in section 146 of the Act must— |
| (a) | notify the Registrar in writing of the date on which the business will cease to carry on business and in the notice provide the Registrar with a detailed list with full particulars of all firearms and ammunition in his or her possession; |
| (b) | inform the Registrar of the steps taken to safeguard the firearms and ammunition with full particulars of the physical address where and the person who was or will be placed in possession of the firearms; |
| (c) | dispose of the firearms and ammunition in her or his possession by way of— |
| (i) | sale; |
| (iI) | donation; |
| (iii) | destruction; |
| (iv) | deactivation; |
| (v) | export; |
| (vi) | surrender; |
| (vii) | barter; or |
| (viii) | any other legal form of passing ownership to another person as may be allowed by the Registrar within his or her sole discretion to be the most expedient manner of disposal under the particular circumstances. |
| (d) | notify the Registrar in writing of the particulars of the disposal; and |
| (e) | hand the registers prescribed in these regulations to the relevant Designated Firearms Officer, for safe custody. |
| (2) | A disposal contemplated in subregulation (1)(c) must take place within 90 days of the person having ceased to carry on business. |
| (3) | The Registrar may on good cause shown by the person contemplated in section 146 of the Act, extend the period of 90 days prescribed by subregulation (2) for a further period not exceeding 90 days. |
| (4) | Where the person fails to dispose of the firearms and ammunition within the prescribed period including any such extended period that the Registrar have allowed— |
| (a) | the firearms and ammunition, as well as, all licences, authorizations and permits issued in terms of the Act in respect the firearms and ammunition, immediately be surrendered to the South African Police Service at the police station nearest to the place where the firearms and ammunition were stored; and |
| (b) | the State must dispose of the firearms and ammunition in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act. |