Arms Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

L.N. 197 of 2011

ARMS ACT

(CAP. 480)

Arms Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by article 65 of the Arms

Act, the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs has made the

following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Arms Licensing Citation.

(Amendment) Regulations, 2011 and they shall be read and construed

as one with the Arms Licensing Regulations, hereinafter referred to as S.L. 480.02

"the principal regulations".

Parts VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII and XIV of the Renumbering of

principal regulations, shall be renumbered as VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, Parts

of the principal

XII, XIII, XIV and XV respectively.

regulations.

Articles 35 to 79 of the principal regulations shall be Renumbering of

articles 35 to 79

renumbered as 42 to 86 respectively.

of the principal

regulations.

Immediately after Part V of the principal regulations, there Addition of new

Part VI to the

shall be added the following new Part

principal

regulation

"Part VI

Substitute Arms Dealer Licence

35. In this Part, unless the context otherwise

Definitions.

requires

"applicant" means an applicant for a

licence under this Part;

"licence" means the substitute arms

dealer licence referred to in regulation 36;

"licensee" means any person who holds

a licence under this Part.

36. Any person who intends to work as an

Substitute Arms Dealer

Licence.

assistant with a licensed dealer may apply to the

Commissioner for a substitute arms dealer licence

under this Part. Such an application shall be

endorsed by the licensed dealer with whom the

assistant intends to work.

37. The Board shall

(a)

interview the applicant in order

to establish his knowledge of the arms, the

provisions of the Act and of the regulations

made there under, and the safe handling and

keeping of arms;

(b)

ensure that the applicant is

aware of his responsibilities under the Act

and regulations and that he has the means to

keep the arms in a safe and secure manner;

and

(c)

notify the Commissioner of its

recommendation within one month from the

date on which the application was filed.

38. The Commissioner shall notify the

applicant of his decision within one month from

receiving the Board's recommendation and shall

issue the licence where his decision is in favour of

granting such a licence.

39. By virtue of the licence granted under

this Part the licensee shall

(a)

substitute and assist the dealer in

attending to clients;

(b)

clear arms and ammunition from

Customs;

(c)

fill in applications for transfers;

(d)

carry arms and ammunition to or

from clients

in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

40. The licensee shall assist the Arms

Dealer in fulfilment of the duties set out in

regulation 34(a) to (d), and shall allow periodic

inspections by authorised police officers in the

absence of the arms dealer.

41. The licence shall cease to be valid in

the event that the licensee’s employment with the

licensed dealer is terminated.".

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