| (1) | A person who applies for accreditation as a public collector must, in addition to the relevant information required by regulation 2, submit the following— |
| (a) | a description of the display mechanisms that will be used to display the firearms; |
| (b) | a description and specifications of the security measures pertaining to the storage, transport and safe custody of the firearms to be displayed; |
| (c) | a description of the access control to the public collection where the firearms will be displayed; |
| (d) | a certificate confirming that the public collection is open to the public and stating the periods during which the collection may be viewed; and |
| (e) | written confirmation that— |
| (i) | no firearm or ammunition will be supplied or transferred to any person who does not hold a temporary authorisation issued under section 21 of the Act, authorising the possession of the firearm, or a permit to possess the ammunition, as the case may be; |
| (ii) | the firearm and ammunition will be displayed or stored under the control of an appointed person authorised thereto in writing by the public collector; |
| (iii) | a person authorised in writing thereto by the public collector will ensure that any physical access to the firearms and ammunition other than those provided for in subparagraph (i) will be under her or his personal control and that all necessary steps will be taken to prevent the loss of the firearms and ammunition; and |
| (iv) | the firearm and ammunition will only be used for the display and/or storage by the public collector, on the registered premises of the public collector or such other premises as approved by the Registrar or designated Firearms Officer. |
| (2) | A public collector that applies for accreditation, must submit written confirmation that— |
| (a) | the collection is being administered for purposes that include collecting, preserving, studying, interpreting, assembling and exhibiting to the public for education and enjoyment, objects and specimens of historical, technological, scientific, heritage, educational, cultural, commemorative, investment, rarity, thematic or artistic value; |
| (b) | the collection of firearms is open to the public or puts on demonstration or display for the public on a regular basis; |
| (c) | it is a member in good standing of a national organisation whose prime purpose is to promote the collection and preservation of firearms, ammunition and related artefacts, or is a member of an accredited collectors association; |
| (d) | it conforms to provincial and municipal or local government land use and zoning regulations; |
| (e) | it maintains safety rules and regulations with regard to the safe storage and display of firearms that conform to the prescribed standards; and |
| (f) | the nominated responsible person, employed by the public collector, will be responsible for the safe-keeping of firearms and ammunition in possession of the public collector and is in possession of a competence certificate for possession of the firearms. |
| (3) | The person authorised thereto in writing by the public collector, must keep an updated record of all firearms and ammunition held in the collection on the registered premises of the public collector. |
| (4) | No deliberate change in the circumstances regarding the displaying or storage relevant to the firearms may take place unless prior approval of the Registrar has been obtained. |
[Regulation 3 substituted by section 4 of the Firearms Control Regulations, 2012, dated 1 March 2012]
