Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000)

Regulations

Firearms Control Fees Amendment Regulations, 2020

Chapter 7 : Storage, transport and carrying of firearms and ammunition

Part 1 : Storage

67. Storage of firearms and ammunition

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(1)Where a person provides storage facilities for firearms or ammunition to another persons, such storage facilities must conform to the applicable requirements for a safe or strong-room as set in the SABS Standard 953-1 or 953-2.

 

(2)Storage may only be provided to a person who may lawfully possess the firearm or ammunition.

 

(3)A holder of a dealer or gunsmith’s licence may provide storage for firearms and ammunition in the safe or strong-room specified on the dealer’s or gunsmith’s licence.

 

(4)During the storage of a firearm, it must be—
(a)unloaded;
(b)not readily accessible to unauthorised use; and
(c)securely attached with a secure locking device to a non-portable structure in such a manner that it can not readily be removed.