Firearms Act 1996
168User registration—application
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168 User registration—application (1) This section applies to the holder of 1 or more of the following licences: (a) a category A licence; (b) a category B licence; (c) a category C licence; (d) a category H licence; (e) a firearms dealer licence; (f) a paintball marker licence. (2) The holder may apply to the registrar for registration as a user of a registered firearm— (a) of which someone else is the registered owner; and (b) of the kind the holder is authorised to use by the holder’s licence. (3) The application must— (a) be accompanied by a certified copy of the applicant’s licence; and (b) contain the registered owner’s written consent to the registration of the applicant as a user of the firearm. Anthony holds a category A licence. Jess is the registered owner of a category A firearm and agrees to let Anthony use her firearm. Anthony may apply to the registrar to be a registered user of Jess’s firearm.