Chapter 10
No person may possess any ammunition unless he or she—
(a) holds a licence in respect of a firearm capable of discharging that ammunition;
(b) holds a permit to possess ammunition;
(c) holds a dealer’s licence, manufacturer’s licence, gunsmith’s licence, import, export or in- transit permit or transporter’s permit issued in terms of this Act; or
(d) is otherwise authorised to do so.
[S 90 commencement: 1 July 2004.]
(1) The holder of a licence to possess a firearm referred to in Chapter 6 may not possess more than 200 cartridges for each firearm in respect of which he or she holds a licence.
(2) The limitation in subsection (1) does not apply to—
(a) a dedicated hunter, dedicated sports person or a professional hunter who holds a licence issued in terms of this Act or any other holder of a licence issued in terms of this Act authorised by the Registrar to possess more than 200 cartridges for a firearm in respect of which he or she holds a licence on good cause shown; or
[S 91(2)(a) substituted by s 26 of Act 28 of 2006 with effect from 1 March 2012.]
(b) the holder of a licence to possess a firearm issued in terms of this Act in respect of ammunition bought and discharged at an accredited shooting range.
[S 91 commencement: 1 July 2004.]
(1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, prohibit or restrict the acquisition, disposal, possession or use of ammunition of a specified class if it is—
(a) in the interest of public safety; or
(b) desirable for the maintenance of law and order.
(2) A notice contemplated in subsection (1) must be tabled in Parliament at least 14 days before publication thereof if Parliament is then sitting, and if Parliament is not sitting, within seven days after the commencement of the next sitting.
(3) A notice contemplated in subsection (1) is of full force and effect until withdrawn by the Minister or by a resolution of Parliament.
[S 92 commencement: 1 July 2004.]
(1) Section 45(1) does not apply to the loading of ammunition by the holder of a licence to possess a firearm for use in his or her licensed firearm.
(2)
(a) A holder of a licence contemplated in subsection (1) may not have more than 2 400 primers in his or her possession for each firearm in respect of which he or she holds a licence.
(b) The limitation in paragraph (a) does not apply to a dedicated hunter, dedicated sports person or professional hunter who holds a licence issued in terms of this Act or any other holder of a licence issued in terms of this Act authorised by the Registrar to possess more than 2 400 primers for a firearm in respect of which he or she holds a licence on good cause shown.
[S 93(2)(b) substituted by s 27 of Act 28 of 2006 with effect from 1 March 2012.]
(3) No person may load prohibited ammunition contemplated in section 92.
[S 93 commencement: 1 July 2004.]
(1) For purposes of this section, ‘firearm part’ means a slide, bolt or breech-block of a firearm.
Uncommenced amendment
(1) For purposes of this section, ‘firearm part’ means a slide, bolt or breech-block of a firearm, or a device designed to be attached to the barrel of a firearm in order to muffle or moderate the report of the firearm.
[S 94(1) substituted by s 28 of Act 28 of 2006 with effect from date to be proclaimed.]
(2) No person may possess any firearm part unless he or she—
(a) holds a licence in respect of a firearm capable of bearing that firearm part;
(b) holds a dealer’s licence, manufacturer’s licence, gunsmith’s licence, import, export or in- transit permit or transporter’s permit issued in terms of this Act; or
(c) is otherwise authorised to do so.
(3) The holder of a dealer’s licence, manufacturer’s licence, gunsmith’s licence, import, export or in- transit permit or transporter’s permit issued in terms of this Act must keep such register of all firearm parts in his or her possession as may be prescribed.
(4)
(a) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, prohibit or restrict the acquisition, disposal, possession or use of firearm parts if it is—
(i) in the interest of public safety; or
(ii) desirable for the maintenance of law and order.
(b) A notice contemplated in paragraph (a) must be tabled in Parliament at least 14 days before publication thereof if Parliament is then sitting, and if Parliament is not sitting, within seven days after the commencement of the next sitting.
(c) A notice contemplated in paragraph (a) will be of full force and effect until withdrawn by the Minister or by a resolution of Parliament.
[S 94 commencement: 1 July 2004.]
