Wildlife Act 1976

Amendment of section 3 of Firearms Act, 1925.

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62.Section 3 of the Firearms Act, 1925, is hereby amended by—

(a) the addition to subsection (1) of the following :

but before granting the certificate the Superintendent shall require the person to state in writing whether or not, if the certificate is granted, he intends to use the firearm to which the application relates to kill exempted wild mammals within the meaning of the Wildlife Act, 1976, (other than hares) and in case the person indicates that he intends so to use the firearm, the certificate shall be granted only on the production by the applicant of a current licence granted to him by the Minister for Lands pursuant to section 29 (1) of that Act.”; and

(b) the addition to subsection (2) of—

“but before granting the certificate the Minister shall require the person applying for the certificate to state in writing whether or not, if the certificate is granted, he intends to use the firearm to which the application relates to kill exempted wild mammals within the meaning of the Wildlife Act, 1976, or protected wild birds within such meaning and to which an order under section 24 of that Act for the time being applies, and in case the person indicates that he so intends to use that firearm, the Minister shall grant the certificate only on production by the applicant of a current licence granted to him by the Minister for Lands pursuant to section 29 (2) of that Act.”.