Limit on number of firearms under Individual Licence
30 Limit on number of firearms under Individual Licence
The maximum number of firearms that an Individual Licence can apply to at any one time is 10 (the overall limit for an Individual Licence).
In addition to the overall limit for an Individual Licence, the maximum number of firearms that an Individual Licence for any particular licence purpose can apply to at any one time is as follows —
10 for a Competition Licence;
5 for a Hunting Licence.
The regulations may prescribe circumstances in which the maximum number of firearms that a Competition Licence can apply to at any one time is greater than 10 (with a commensurate increase in the overall limit for an Individual Licence).
This section does not apply to a Paintball Licence.
Notes for this section:
1. This section does not limit the number of prescribed paintball guns that a Paintball Licence can apply to.
2. Section 107 provides for the approval of additional major firearm parts for a firearm. An additional configuration of a firearm that results from an approved additional part being fitted to the firearm is not counted as an additional firearm when counting the number of firearms to which the licence applies.
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