Cap. 480 Art. 26Licence for target shooting.

(1) A licence under this Act or under any regulations made thereunder for the possession of any arms proper or ammunition for the purpose of target shooting shall not be granted by the Commissioner unless the applicant satisfies the conditions in Part III of this Act and proves to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that he -

(a) has successfully completed an approved firearms safety course under the instruction of an approved qualified instructor or an approved competent body and has successfully completed any tests administered by such approved instructor or competent body; and

(b) is registered with a licensed target shooting club, of which he is a practising member.

(2) Any minor -

(a) under the age of eighteen years but not under the age of sixteen years may, with the consent of the person having legal authority over the minor, practice target shooting with airguns, long firearms with smoothbore barrels and muzzle-loading firearms on a licensed range;

(b) under the age of sixteen years but not under the age of fourteen years may, with the consent of the person having legal authority over the minor, practice such shooting on such range with airguns only as may be prescribed under this Act or by a firearm of a different kind referred to in paragraph (a) as may be prescribed by regulations under this Act. The Commissioner may impose such conditions as he may deem fit for the supervision of a licensed Range Officer who shall be appointed by the club and approved by the Commissioner after consultation with the Board.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the person giving his consent according to the provisions of subarticle (2), shall be considered for all purposes of law to assume full civil and criminal vicarious responsibility for all voluntary or involuntary acts or omissions of the minor in breach of any of the provisions of this Act.

(5) The Commissioner may at any time cancel the licence issued under this article if the licensee is no longer a practicing member of the club.

(6) Any licence issued under this article may contain restrictions on the movement of such firearms to and from a shooting range as the Commissioner may deem fit.

Licence conditions