81Special requirements for safe keeping of firearms by security firms

81 Special requirements for safe keeping of firearms by security firms

81 Special requirements for safe keeping of firearms by security firms

(1) For the purposes of section 41 (1) (d) of the Act the requirements specified in subclauses (2)–(5) are prescribed in relation to the safe storage of firearms by a security firm.

(2) If the security firm is authorised to possess one, but not more than one, firearm, the following requirements apply—

(a) the firearm must, while not being carried or used by a person authorised to possess or use the firearm, be—

(i) stored in a safe of an approved type, and

(ii) fitted with a trigger or barrel lock that prevents the firearm from being discharged, and

(iii) secured individually on, or in, a locked device within the safe,

(b) the safe must be fitted with an alarm of an approved type that is monitored off-site,

(c) the premises on which the firearm is stored must have an intruder alarm and duress facilities that are monitored off-site and are of an approved type.

(3) If the security firm is authorised to possess more than one, but not more than 5, firearms, the following requirements apply—

(a) each firearm must, while not being carried or used by a person authorised to possess or use the firearm, be—

(i) stored in a safe of an approved type weighing at least 150kg, and

(ii) fitted with a trigger or barrel lock that prevents the firearm from being discharged, and

(iii) secured individually on, or in, a locked device within the safe,

(b) the safe must be—

(i) secured in an approved manner to or within a brick or concrete floor or wall, and

(ii) fitted with an alarm of an approved type that is monitored off-site and is separate from the alarm required under paragraph (c) (i), and

(iii) locked at all times except when distributing a firearm,

(c) the premises on which the firearms are stored must—