Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000)RegulationsFirearms Control Fees Amendment Regulations, 2020Chapter 1 : Introductory Provisions1. Definitions |
In these regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have that meaning and, unless the context otherwise indicates—
means a shooting range or tunnel that complies with an applicable compulsory specification set in terms of the Standards Act, 1993 (Act No. 29 of 1993);
includes a natural person or juristic person acting through its responsible person;
means a licensed professional hunter who is accredited by the Registrar in terms of the Act and who escorts a client for reward to enable such client to hunt wild animals or licensed hunting outfitter who is accredited by the Registrar and who presents or organises the hunting of wild animals for clients;
[Definition substituted by section 2(a) of the Firearms Control Regulations, 2012, dated 1 March 2012]
means action or procedure directed at promoting conformity with the Act;
means a person contemplated in section 86 of the Act;
means an extensive farm that is fenced in such manner—
| (a) | that game on land outside the fence cannot readily gain access to the land which is fenced; |
| (b) | that game cannot readily escape from the land which is fenced; and |
| (c) | on which herds of game are kept or raised for the purpose of game farming; |
means large scale farming operations consisting of breeding and running game on a game farm for the purpose of the game being hunted or harvested for their meat, carcasses, skins or as a trophy, against payment of a fee;
means a person who presents or organises the hunting of game for reward and who is licensed as such in terms of an applicable provincial legislation;
means by the end of the following normal business day;
in relation to firearms or ammunition means to bring them, or cause them to be brought, from outside the Republic of South Africa into the Republic of South Africa and includes the bringing thereof into the Republic of South Africa at any harbour or airport or other place on board any vessel or aircraft or other means of conveyance, irrespective of whether or not the firearms or ammunition are off-loaded from such vessel or aircraft or other means of conveyance for conveyance through the Republic of South Africa to any place outside the Republic of South Africa or for any other purpose, or are intended to be so off-loaded; and "import", when used as a verb, shall have a corresponding meaning;
means the conveyance through the Republic of South Africa to another country firearms or ammunition that has been imported;
means the barrel, frame, receiver, slide, bolt or breech-block of a firearm;
means an import and export permit authorising the multiple import and export of a specific firearm or ammunition during a specified period;
means a person who—
| (a) | is and remains acceptable to an accredited hunting association, sports-shooting association, professional hunters association or collectors’ association as a dedicated member, professional hunter or collector, as the case may be; |
| (b) | complies with the aims and objectives of the Act in respect of his or her status as a dedicated hunter or dedicated sports person, professional hunter, or collector, as the case may be. |
| (c) | is not unfit to possess a firearm in terms of the provisions of the Act; |
[Definition substituted by section 2(b) of the Firearms Control Regulations, 2012, dated 1 March 2012]
includes the offices of a Designated Firearms Officer and a government office designated by the Registrar at which a function in terms of the Act as specified by the Registrar may be exercised;
"Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority"
means the Authority as defined in section 1(1) of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001);
means a person who offers or agrees to escort any other person for reward to hunt game and who is licensed as such in terms of applicable provincial legislation;
means a collection of firearms or ammunition intended to be displayed to the public;
means recorded information regardless of form or medium;
means the Designated Firearms Officer responsible for the area in which the applicant ordinarily resides, and if an application under these regulations pertains to a business of the applicant, the Designated Firearms Officer responsible for the area in which the business is or will be situated, as the case may be;
means the South African Bureau of Standards referred to in section 2(1) of the Standards Act, 1993 (Act No. 29 of 1993);
means a device that can only be opened or released by the use of an electronic, magnetic or mechanical key or by setting the device in accordance with an alphabetical or numerical combination and when affixed to a firearm, prevents the firearm from being detached from a fixed structure;
"security service"
means a security service as defined in section 1(1) of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001).
means an organ of State as defined in section 239 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996);
means the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000); and
means that any propellant, projectile or cartridge which can be discharged from the firearm is not contained in the breech-block or firing chamber of the firearm nor in the cartridge, magazine or cylinder attached to or inserted into the firearm.