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Firearms Act 1996
66Adult firearms licences—restriction on issue of category
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66 Adult firearms licences—restriction on issue of category
H licences
The registrar must not issue a category H licence to an adult unless—
(a) the adult has established 1 or more of the following genuine
reasons to possess or use a firearm:
(i) sport or target shooting;
(ii) business or employment;
(iii) firearms collection; and
(b) the adult produces evidence that satisfies the registrar that the
adult has a special need to possess or use a pistol; and
(c) if the adult’s only genuine reason to possess or use a firearm is
sport or target shooting—the adult gives the registrar written
evidence from an approved shooting club of which the adult is a
member that the licence application is supported by the club.