Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000)RegulationsFirearms Control Fees Amendment Regulations, 2020Chapter 5 : Licences issued to particular categories of personsPart 3 : Manufacturers47. Registers in respect of a manufacturer |
| (1) | A manufacturer must keep a register as contemplated in section 53(3) of the Act in the format of an electronic database known as "the Firearms Stock Register", in respect of every firearm manufactured wherein the following particulars must be recorded— |
| (a) | on the debit-side against a stock number the date of manufacture, make, calibre, model and manufacturer’s serial number; and |
| (b) | on the credit-side against the stock number referred to in subparagraph (a) the date of sale of the firearm and— |
| (i) | the name and address and dealer’s licence number of the dealer to whom the firearm is sold; or |
| (ii) | the particulars of the State department to whom the firearm was sold; or |
| (iii) | the name and address of the person to whom the firearm was exported together with the particulars of the export permit issued under the Act or the National Conventional Arms Control Act, 2002 (Act No. 41 of 2002), as the case may be. |
| (2) | Every manufacturer must keep an electronic database known as the "Ammunition Stock Register", in respect of all ammunition wherein the following particulars must be recorded— |
| (a) | on the debit-side— |
| (i) | the calibre, make and quantity of all ammunition manufactured, purchased or acquired; |
| (ii) | the lot number and the date of manufacture or receipt; and |
| (iii) | in the case of the ammunition being purchased or acquired— |
| (aa) | the person from whom it was purchased or acquired; and |
| (bb) | the reason for the purchase or acquiring. |
| (b) | on the credit side— |
| (i) | the lot number and the date of sale or use by the manufacturer of the ammunition; |
| (ii) | the calibre, make and quantity of ammunition sold or used by the manufacturer; |
| (iii) | the name, address and dealer’s licence number of the dealer to whom the ammunition is sold; or |
| (iv) | the particulars of the State department to whom the ammunition was sold; or |
| (v) | the name and address of the person to whom the ammunition was exported to together with the particulars of the export permit issued under the Act or the National Conventional Arms Control Act, 2002 (Act No. 41 of 2002), as the case may be; and |
| (vi) | the date of collection and the signature of the dealer or relevant State official to whom the ammunition was delivered. |
| (3) | A manufacturer must keep updated stock sheets of all its manufactured firearms and main firearm components. |
| (4) | All particulars that must be entered in a register referred to in this regulation, must be recorded immediately by a person endorsed on the manufacturer’s licence on the manufacture, receipt, transfer or use, as the case may be, of the firearm or ammunition concerned. |
| (5) | A manufacturer must keep a register wherein the full names, surname, identity number, as well as, the date of issue, type and number of the applicable competency certificate in respect of natural persons who engages in the manufacturing process, are recorded. |
| (6) | Every manufacturer must immediately upon completion of the manufacturing, as well as, the transfer of a firearm or ammunition, or both, submit by means of an electronic connectivity in the outline determined by the Registrar, the information regarding all firearms and ammunition manufactured or transferred. |
| (7) | Every ammunition manufacturer must on or before the seventh day of every successive month submit a monthly return to the Registrar in the form determined by the Registrar, of all ammunition— |
| (a) | manufactured during that specific month; and |
| (b) | disposed of during such specific month. |
| (8) | The returns referred to in subregulation (6) and (7) must be submitted, whether or not any ammunition were manufactured or disposed of during such specific month. |
| (9) | Subject to the provisions of section 146 and regulation 102(1) a register prescribed in this regulation must be kept for a period of 10 years from the date of the last entry therein on the business premises specified on the licence. |