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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 91

Minors firearms licences—genuine reasons to possess or use firearms

    (1)     An applicant for a minors firearms licence has a genuine reason to possess or use a firearm if the applicant wants to take part in—

        (a)     firearms training; or

        (b)     target pistol training.

    (2)     An applicant for a category A or category B minors firearms licence also has a genuine reason to possess or use a firearm if the applicant wants to receive instruction that is—

        (a)     about the safe use of the firearm for primary production; and

        (b)     given under the supervision of a person who—

              (i)     is a responsible person for the applicant; and

              (ii)     holds an adult firearms licence of that category under which that use is a genuine reason for the person to hold the licence.

Note     A responsible person for an applicant is a person with parental responsibility for the applicant (see dict).



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