| (1) | The training and testing of an employee for the safe use of firearms as contemplated in section 98(8)(b) of the Act, must comply 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). |
| (a) | The Head of an Official Institution must apply the provisions of section 9(2)(d) to (p) of the Act in respect of an employee who will be required to handle firearms as part of his or her work and to whom the Official Institution will issue a firearm and firearm permit to ensure the competency of the employee of the Official Institution to possess and use a firearm under the control of the Official Institution. |
| (b) | In order to sustain the competency of an employee of an Official Institution to whom a firearm was issued the head of the Official Institution must— |
| (i) | subject to subregulation (3), ensure that he or she undergo at least one practical training session at least every 12 months or within a shorter period as may be reasonably necessary in the circumstances, in the proper and safe handling and use of the relevant firearm and ammunition; and |
[Regulation 79 (2)(b)(i) substituted by section 1 of Notice No. 275, GG43081, dated 9 March 2020].
| (ii) | undergo psychological debriefing within 48 hours after experiencing any violent incident, discharging their firearm or witnessing a shooting. |
| (3) | In order to sustain the competency of an employee of an Official Institution contemplated in section 95(a)(ii) of the Act to whom a firearm was issued or may be issued, the head of that Official Institution must ensure that an employee of that Official Institution undergo at least one practical training session at least every 60 months or within such a shorter period as the Head of the Official Institution may from time to time direct, in the proper and safe handling and use of the relevant firearm and ammunition. |
[Regulation 79 (3) inserted by section 2 of Notice No. 275, GG43081, dated 9 March 2020].
