36Registration of firearms

36 Registration of firearms (1) An application to register a firearm is to be: (2) Subject to this section, the Commissioner is to register a firearm that is the subject of an application. (3) The Commissioner: (a) is not to register a firearm unless the applicant is the holder of a licence that permits the holder to possess firearms of the category of the firearm to be registered; and (b) may refuse to register a firearm if the applicant is the holder of a firearms club junior licence. (4) The Commissioner may refuse to register a firearm if it is not produced to a police officer for inspection. (5) The Commissioner registers a firearm by entering in the register particulars of the firearm and particulars relating to the person in whose name it is registered. (6) The Commissioner is to issue a certificate of registration to a person in whose name a firearm is registered where: (a) the firearm is registered in accordance with subsection (5); or (b) the Commissioner records in the register a change in the particulars relating to the person in whose name a firearm is registered.