| (1) | A person who applies for the accreditation of a museum 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) | acceptable documentary proof that the display will be in a museum that is registered or accredited, in terms of any other applicable national or provincial legislation, as a museum; |
| (c) | a description and specifications of the security measures pertaining to the storage, transport and safe custody of the firearms to be displayed; |
| (d) | a description of the access control to the museum where the firearms will be displayed; |
| (e) | a certificate confirming that the museum is open to the public; and |
| (f) | written confirmation that— |
| (i) | no firearms 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; |
| (ii) | the firearms and ammunition will be displayed or stored under the control of the appointed curator of the museum or a person authorised thereto in writing by the curator; |
| (iii) | the curator of the museum or a person authorised in writing thereto by the curator will ensure that any physical access to the firearms and ammunition other than those provided for in subparagraph (i) will be under his or her personal control and that all necessary steps will be taken to prevent the loss of the firearms and ammunition; and |
| (iv) | the firearms and ammunition will only be used for the display and/or storage by the museum on the registered premises of the museum or such other premises as approved by the Registrar. |
| (2) | A museum, including a private museum, that applies for accreditation must submit written confirmation that it has been rated and accredited by a national or provincial museum council in accordance with the applicable legislation. |
| (3) | A museum, including a private museum, that applies for accreditation must submit written confirmation that it— |
| (a) | administers the collection of firearms for purposes that include the 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) | is open to the public. or put on demonstration or display for the public on a regular basis; |
| (c) | has a curator who is a member in good standing of a national or provincial museum association; |
| (d) | conforms to provincial and municipal or local government land use and zoning regulations; |
| (e) | maintains safety rules and regulations with regard to the safe storage and display of firearms that conform to the prescribed standards; and |
| (f) | has a nominated responsible person who is employed by the museum who is in possession of a competence certificate for possession of the firearms, who will be responsible for the safe keeping of firearms and ammunition in possession of the museum. |
| (4) | The curator must keep an updated record of all firearms and ammunition held on the registered premises of the museum. |
| (5) | 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 3A inserted by section 5 of the Firearms Control Regulations, 2012, dated 1 March 2012]
