Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000)RegulationsFirearms Control Fees Amendment Regulations, 2020Chapter 2 : Accreditation4. Accreditation of hunting association or sports-shooting organisation |
| (1) | A hunting association or sports-shooting organisation that applies for accreditation must, in addition to the relevant information required by regulation 2, submit proof to the satisfaction of the Registrar that— |
| (a) | in respect of its registered members it provides in its founding document for a category of dedicated membership that applies for a licence as contemplated in section 16 of the Act; |
| (b) |
| (i) | in the case of a hunting association, the hunting association conducts a relevant training course in respect of dedicated hunters that complies with the provisions of the South African Qualifications Authority Act, 1995 (Act No. 58 of 1995) read with the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998) of which it shall be a prerequisite that a member of the hunting association must successfully complete before that member may be registered as a dedicated member and dedicated hunter with the hunting association; or |
| (ii) | in the case of a sports-shooting organisation, the sports-shooting organisation only register a person as a dedicated member and dedicated sports person with the sports-shooting organisation if such person has successfully completed a relevant training course that complies with the provisions of the South African Qualifications Authority Act, 1995 (Act No. 58 of 1998) read with the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998); |
| (c) | it has a dedicated procedure in place to regularly evaluate its dedicated members for their— |
| (i) | bona fides to be or remain a dedicated hunter or sports person, as the case may be; and |
| (ii) | dedicated participation in their applicable hunting or sports-shooting activities, as the case may be; |
| (d) | it keeps on record the particulars of the participation by a dedicated member in his or her hunting or sports-shooting activities as a dedicated hunter or dedicated sport person, as the case may be; |
| (e) | it will in respect of a registered member only allow dedicated membership to the association or organisation as long as— |
| (i) | the dedicated member is a person in good standing as a dedicated member with the association or organisation, as the case may be; and |
| (ii) | in the case of a dedicated hunter that it will not register a person as a dedicated hunter with the organisation while that registered member conducts business in hunting on the strength of a dedicated hunters licence that was issued in terms of section 16 of the Act. |
| (f) | documentary proof of membership by the hunting association or sports-shooting organisation of a national or international association or organisation which, to the satisfaction of the Registrar, has the primary bona fide object to promote responsible hunting or sports-shooting as the case may be. |
| (2) |
| (a) | A register contemplated in section 16(4)(a) of the Act must contain the following information— |
| (i) | the full names, identity number and residential address of all persons having applied for dedicated membership; |
| (ii) | the motivation for the application by the person applying for dedicated membership; |
| (iii) | whether dedicated membership was granted or refused and if refused the reason therefore; and |
| (iv) | dedicated membership number and expiry date of membership. |
| (b) | An accredited organisation or association contemplated in section 16(2) of the Act must in addition to regulation 2(12)(a) and (b) annually and before the official year end of the organisation or association, as the case may be, submit to the Registrar a written report reflecting – |
| (i) | the details of all dedicated members whose registered dedicated membership with such accredited organisation or association terminated; and |
| (ii) | the reasons for the termination of such dedicated membership. |