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| Applications
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54. (1) A licence, registration certificate or
authorization may be issued only on
application made in the prescribed form
containing the prescribed information and
accompanied by payment of the prescribed
fees.
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| To whom
made
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(2) An application for a licence, registration
certificate or authorization must be made to
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(a) a chief firearms officer, in the case of a
licence, an authorization to carry or an
authorization to transport; or
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(b) the Registrar, in the case of a registration
certificate, an authorization to export or an
authorization to import.
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| Pre-commenc
ement
restricted
firearms and
handguns
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(3) An individual who, on the
commencement day, possesses one or more
restricted firearms or one or more handguns
referred to in subsection 12(6) (pre-February
14, 1995 handguns) must specify, in any
application for a licence authorizing the
individual to possess restricted firearms or
handguns that are so referred to,
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(a) except in the case of a firearm described
in paragraph (b), for which purpose
described in section 28 the individual
wishes to continue to possess restricted
firearms or handguns that are so referred to;
and
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(b) for which of those firearms was a
registration certificate under the former Act
issued because they were relics, were of
value as a curiosity or rarity or were valued
as a memento, remembrance or souvenir.
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| Further
information
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55. (1) A chief firearms officer or the
Registrar may require an applicant for a
licence or authorization to submit such
information, in addition to that included in the
application, as may reasonably be regarded as
relevant for the purpose of determining
whether the applicant is eligible to hold the
licence or authorization.
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| Investigation
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(2) Without restricting the scope of the
inquiries that may be made with respect to an
application for a licence, a chief firearms
officer may conduct an investigation of the
applicant, which may consist of interviews
with neighbours, community workers, social
workers, individuals who work or live with the
applicant, spouse, former spouse, dependants
or whomever in the opinion of the chief
firearms officer may provide information
pertaining to whether the applicant is eligible
under section 5 to hold a licence.
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| Licences
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56. (1) A chief firearms officer is
responsible for issuing licences.
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| Only one
licence per
individual
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(2) Only one licence may be issued to any
one individual.
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| Separate
licence for
each location
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(3) A business other than a carrier requires
a separate licence for each place where the
business is carried on.
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| Authorization
s to carry or
transport
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57. A chief firearms officer is responsible
for issuing authorizations to carry and
authorizations to transport.
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| Conditions
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58. (1) A chief firearms officer who issues
a licence, an authorization to carry or an
authorization to transport may attach any
reasonable condition to it that the chief
firearms officer considers desirable in the
particular circumstances and in the interests of
the safety of the holder or any other person.
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| Minors
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(2) Before attaching a condition to a licence
that is to be issued to an individual who is less
than eighteen years old and who is not eligible
to hold a licence under subsection 8(2)
(minors hunting as a way of life), a chief
firearms officer must consult with a parent or
person who has custody of the individual.
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(3) Before issuing a licence to an individual
who is less than eighteen years old and who is
not eligible to hold a licence under subsection
8(2) (minors hunting as a way of life), a chief
firearms officer shall have a parent or person
who has custody of the individual sign the
licence, including any conditions attached to
it.
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| Different
registered
owner
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59. An individual who holds an
authorization to carry or authorization to
transport need not be the person to whom the
registration certificate for the particular
prohibited firearm or restricted firearm was
issued.
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| Registration
certificates
and
authorizations
to export or
import
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60. The Registrar is responsible for issuing
registration certificates for firearms and
assigning firearms identification numbers to
them and for issuing authorizations to export
and authorizations to import.
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| Form
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61. (1) A licence or registration certificate
must be in the prescribed form and include the
prescribed information and any conditions
attached to it.
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| Form of
authorizations
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(2) An authorization to carry, authorization
to transport, authorization to export or
authorization to import may be in the
prescribed form and include the prescribed
information, including any conditions
attached to it.
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| Condition
attached to
licence
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(3) An authorization to carry or
authorization to transport may take the form of
a condition attached to a licence.
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| Businesses
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(4) A licence that is issued to a business
must specify each particular activity that the
licence authorizes in relation to prohibited
firearms, restricted firearms, firearms that are
neither prohibited firearms nor restricted
firearms, cross-bows, prohibited weapons,
restricted weapons, prohibited devices,
ammunition or prohibited ammunition.
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| Not
transferable
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62. Licences, registration certificates,
authorizations to carry, authorizations to
transport, authorizations to export and
authorizations to import are not transferable.
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| Geographical
extent
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63. (1) Subject to subsection (2), licences,
registration certificates, authorizations to
transport, authorizations to export and
authorizations to import are valid throughout
Canada.
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| Intraprovincia
l carriers
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(2) A licence that is issued to carrier, other
than a carrier described in section 73, is not
valid outside the province in which it is issued.
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| Authorization
s to carry
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(3) Authorizations to carry are not valid
outside the province in which they are issued.
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| Term of
licences
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64. (1) A licence that is issued to an
individual who is eighteen years old or older
expires on the earlier of
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(a) five years after the birthday of the holder
next following the day on which it is issued,
and
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(b) the expiration of the period for which it
is expressed to be issued.
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| Minors
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(2) A licence that is issued to an individual
who is less than eighteen years old expires on
the earlier of
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(a) the day on which the holder attains the
age of eighteen years, and
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(b) the expiration of the period for which it
is expressed to be issued.
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| Businesses
other than
museums
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(3) A licence that is issued to a business
other than a museum expires on the earlier of
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(a) one year after the day on which it is
issued, and
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(b) the expiration of the period for which it
is expressed to be issued.
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(4) A licence that is issued to a museum
expires on the earlier of
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(a) three years after the day on which it is
issued, and
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(b) the expiration of the period for which it
is expressed to be issued.
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| Term of
authorizations
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65. (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), an
authorization expires on the expiration of the
period for which it is expressed to be issued.
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| Authorization
s to transport
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(2) Subject to subsection (3), an
authorization to transport that takes the form
of a condition attached to a licence expires on
the earlier of
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(a) the expiration of the period for which the
condition is expressed to be attached, and
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(b) the expiration of the licence.
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| Authorization
s to transport
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(3) An authorization to transport a restricted
firearm or a handgun referred to in subsection
12(6) (pre-February 14, 1995 handguns) for
use in target practice, or a target shooting
competition, under specified conditions or
under the auspices of a shooting club or
shooting range that is approved under section
29 expires
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(a) in the case of an authorization to
transport that takes the form of a condition
attached to a licence, on the earlier of
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(i) the expiration of the period for which
the condition is expressed to be attached,
which period may not be less than one
year or more than three years, and
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(ii) the expiration of the licence; and
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(b) in the case of an authorization to
transport that does not take the form of a
condition attached to a licence, on the
expiration of the period for which the
authorization is expressed to be issued,
which period may not be less than one year
or more than three years.
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| Authorization
s to carry
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(4) An authorization to carry expires
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(a) in the case of an authorization to carry
that takes the form of a condition attached
to a licence, on the earlier of
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(i) the expiration of the period for which
the condition is expressed to be attached,
which period may not be more than two
years, and
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(ii) the expiration of the licence; and
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(b) in the case of an authorization to carry
that does not take the form of a condition
attached to a licence, on the expiration of
the period for which the authorization is
expressed to be issued, which period may
not be more than two years.
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| Term of
registration
certificates
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66. A registration certificate for a firearm
expires where
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(a) the holder of the registration certificate
ceases to be the owner of the firearm; or
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(b) the firearm ceases to be a firearm.
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| Renewal
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67. (1) A chief firearms officer may renew
a licence, authorization to carry or
authorization to transport in the same manner
and in the same circumstances in which a
licence, authorization to carry or
authorization to transport may be issued.
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| Restricted
firearms and
pre-February
14, 1995
handguns
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(2) On renewing a licence authorizing an
individual to possess restricted firearms or
handguns referred to in subsection 12(6)
(pre-February 14, 1995 handguns), a chief
firearms officer shall decide whether any of
those firearms or handguns that the individual
possesses are being used for
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(a) the purpose described in section 27 for
which the individual acquired the restricted
firearms or handguns; or
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(b) in the case of any of those firearms or
handguns that were possessed by the
individual on the commencement day, the
purpose described in that section that was
specified by the individual in the licence
application.
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| Registrar
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(3) A chief firearms officer who decides
that any restricted firearms or any handguns
referred to in subsection 12(6) (pre-February
14, 1995 handguns) that are possessed by an
individual are not being used for that purpose
shall
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(a) give notice of that decision in the
prescribed form to the individual; and
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(b) inform the Registrar of that decision.
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(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to
a firearm
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(a) that is a relic, is of value as a curiosity
or rarity or is valued as a memento,
remembrance or souvenir;
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(b) that was specified in the licence
application as being a firearm for which a
registration certificate under the former Act
was issued because the firearm was a relic,
was of value as a curiosity or rarity or was
valued as a memento, remembrance or
souvenir;
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(c) for which a registration certificate under
the former Act was issued because the
firearm was a relic, was of value as a
curiosity or rarity or was valued as a
memento, remembrance or souvenir; and
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(d) in respect of which an individual, on the
commencement day, held a registration
certificate under the former Act.
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| Material to
accompany
notice
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(5) A notice given under paragraph (3)(a)
must include the reasons for the decision and
be accompanied by a copy of sections 74 to 81.
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| Licences and
authorizations
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68. A chief firearms officer shall refuse to
issue a licence if the applicant is not eligible
to hold one and may refuse to issue an
authorization to carry or authorization to
transport for any good and sufficient reason.
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| Registration
certificates
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69. The Registrar may refuse to issue a
registration certificate, authorization to
export or authorization to import for any good
and sufficient reason including, in the case of
an application for a registration certificate,
where the applicant is not eligible to hold a
registration certificate.
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| Revocation of
licence or
authorization
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70. (1) A chief firearms officer who issues
a licence, authorization to carry or
authorization to transport may revoke it for
any good and sufficient reason including,
without limiting the generality of the
foregoing,
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(a) where the holder of the licence or
authorization
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(i) is no longer or never was eligible to
hold the licence or authorization,
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(ii) contravenes any condition attached to
the licence or authorization, or
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(iii) has been convicted or discharged
under section 736 of the Criminal Code
of an offence referred to in paragraph
5(2)(a); or
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(b) where, in the case of a business, a person
who stands in a prescribed relationship to
the business has been convicted or
discharged under section 736 of the
Criminal Code of any such offence.
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(2) The Registrar may revoke an
authorization to export or authorization to
import for any good and sufficient reason.
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| Revocation of
registration
certificate
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71. (1) The Registrar
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(a) may revoke a registration certificate for
any good and sufficient reason; and
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(b) shall revoke a registration certificate for
a firearm held by an individual where the
Registrar is informed by a chief firearms
officer under section 67 that the firearm is
not being used for
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(i) the purpose for which the individual
acquired it, or
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(ii) in the case of a firearm possessed by
the individual on the commencement
day, the purpose specified by the
individual in the licence application.
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| Automatic
revocation of
registration
certificate
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(2) A registration certificate for a prohibited
firearm referred to in subsection 12(3)
(pre-August 1, 1992 converted automatic
firearms) is automatically revoked on the
change of any alteration in the prohibited
firearm that was described in the application
for the registration certificate.
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| Notice of
refusal to
issue or
revocation
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72. (1) Where a chief firearms officer
decides to refuse to issue or to revoke a licence
or authorization to transport or the Registrar
decides to refuse to issue or to revoke a
registration certificate, authorization to
export or authorization to import, the chief
firearms officer or Registrar shall give notice
of the decision in the prescribed form to the
applicant for or holder of the licence,
registration certificate or authorization.
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| Material to
accompany
notice
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(2) A notice given under subsection (1)
must include reasons for the decision
disclosing the nature of the information relied
on for the decision and must be accompanied
by a copy of sections 74 to 81.
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