COMPETENCY CERTIFICATES (*issued by the police to-)
- Individuals
- Collectors
- With previous conviction/s
- Renewals
- Further competency
- Dealers, manufacturers and gunsmiths
NEW LICENSES (*include for additional licenses)
- Section 13 self-defence
- Section 14 restricted firearm for self-defence
- Section 15 occasional- hunting & sportshooting
- Section 16 dedicated hunting & sportshooting
- Section 17 private collector
APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESSES LICENSES (*"Responsible person" must have relevant competency certificate. Include security companies & entities formally accredited with CFR - see "ACCREDITATIONS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES")
- New licenses
- Renewals
- Dealers, Manufacturers and Gunsmiths
APPLICATION FOR IMPORTS- /EXPORT PERMITS & TRANSPORTER'S PERMITS (*Firearms stipulated on permanent import permit must normally be licensed within 1 year of entry into SA.)
APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY AUTHORISATION TO POSSESS A FIREARM (*Section 21)
- Individuals
- Foreigners - need not possess a competence certificate
- For business purposes - include dealers, manufacturers & gunsmith (on other premises as those specified on license)
ACCREDITATIONS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES (*"Responsible person" must have relevant competency certificate)
- Public collector
- Museum
- Hunting association, Sports-shooting organisation Collectors association
- Shooting range
- Training providers in the use of firearms
- Provide firearms for use in theatrical, film or television productions
- Game rancher
- Conduct business in hunting as PH
- Official institution
- Other business purposes (several different options and depends on main object of the business, such as in-house security, anti-poaching, etc.)
APPEALS
- Appeals are assisted by MDB Attorneys
- Refusals in general
- Previous convictions
- Unfit declaration of police trial (procedural)
- Upliftment of unfitness declaration
LEGAL
- Process wherein SAPS attempt to declare a firearm owner unfit to possess a firearm/s i.t.o Sect. 102 investigation, by submitting representations to the police Legal Section to stop proceedings / or attend the tribunal proceedings
- Drafting affidavit/s & representation on behalf of an accused who has been charged criminally for a contravention of the Act
- Litigation in damages claims - for example illegal arrests and detention where the matter is Act related
- Assistance with applications to apply for further / additional state documents i.t.o the PAJA- and PAI
- Drafting of legal opinions