s.21General provisions as to grant and issue of licences and permits
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Section 21Part 5 — Licences and permits

General provisions as to grant and issue of licences and permits

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Subject to section 20, subsections (2), (3), 3(A), (4) and (5) of this section and section 29, the grant of any licence or permit shall be in the absolute discretion of the appropriate authority.
No licence or permit shall be granted to any person who —
is of intemperate habits, liable to fits of uncontrolled temper, notoriously careless in the use of firearms or of unsound mind; or
is for any reason unfitted to be entrusted with a firearm.
No licence or permit shall be granted —
in relation to any prohibited weapon; or
to any restricted person,
except with the prior approval of the Cabinet: Provided that this subsection shall not apply to the grant to any restricted person of a Firearm Disposal Permit.
A licence or permit shall not be granted —
in relation to any privately made firearm assembled from a firearm parts kit or component parts; or
in relation to any firearm without a serial number or with any mark on the firearm altered.
No Gunsmith’s Licence shall be granted unless the appropriate authority is satisfied that not less than seven days notice of the intention to apply for the grant of such Licence has been given to the Commissioner.
Subsection (1) shall not apply to the grant of any Firearm Disposal Permit.
No licence or permit shall be issued to any person until the appropriate authority is satisfied that the prescribed fee has been paid.

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