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To apply for a permit to import, supply, or possess armaments, a person must complete Form Pol 573 and submit it to an authorized person. The application must include:

1. A report from the officer in charge of the local police station, commenting on the applicant’s suitability.
2. A report from the Chief of Explosives, detailing the nature of the armaments and the handling and storage facilities.
3. Any additional information required by regulation 5(2).

21. (1) A person who in terms of section 29(2) of the Act wishes to apply for a permit to import, supply or possess armaments shall complete Form Pol 573 and submit the completed form to a person who has been authorised to receive the application by the Minister.

(2) The application made under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by -

(a) a report compiled by the officer in charge of the police station which is situated in the area where the applicant resides, works or carries on business and the report shall contain the officer in charge’s comments on the applicant’s suitability to be issued with a permit;

(b) a report compiled by the Chief of Explosives which report shall contain comments on the nature of armaments which are to be imported, supplied or possessed and the handling and storage facilities; and

(c) the information which is required to be supplied in terms of regulation 5(2).