Theatrical Firearm Business Licence
50 Theatrical Firearm Business Licence
In this section —
theatrical firearm business means a business of providing firearms training to, and supervision of, actors and others engaged in a theatrical performance to ensure the safe handling and use of firearms in the course of a theatrical performance;
theatrical performance means the rehearsal or presentation of a work of live or recorded entertainment.
A Business Licence may be granted for a theatrical firearm business as a Theatrical Firearm Business Licence.
In addition to the standard authority of a Business Licence, a Theatrical Firearm Business Licence authorises a person who is an actor or other person involved in a theatrical performance to use a business firearm under the immediate supervision of an authorised person for the licence who is providing that supervision in the course of the operation of the business for which the licence is granted.
A Theatrical Firearm Business Licence does not authorise the use of a firearm with live ammunition unless otherwise approved in a particular case.
A Theatrical Firearm Business Licence can only apply to a firearm of category A, B, C, E or H.
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