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Measure

Certain import permits temporarily deemed to be licences to possess arms

Type Class Valid From Valid To
Licensing Requirement Goods 11/06/1996
Summary:

A permit issued under section 23 for importing an arm into Namibia will be considered a license to possess that arm for a specified period, as endorsed by the authorized staff member following the Minister's directions.

Description:

A permit issued under section 23 for the importation of an arm by any person having such arm in his or her possession on entering Namibia, shall for such period as the staff member contemplated in that section may, in accordance with the directions of the Minister, endorse on the permit, be deemed to be a
license to possess an arm.

Commodities Affected by the Measure

# HS Code Description
1 93.03 Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosive charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, very pistols and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing blank ammunition, captive-bolt humane killers, line-throwing guns)
2 9302.00 Revolvers and pistols (excluding those of heading 93.03 or 93.04)
3 9305 Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04

Procedures Implementing the Measure

1 Application for import permit of firearms at Ministry of Industrialization and Trade done after Ministry of Safety and Security approvals
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Import Import permit 1 Years No
2 Application for import permit of firearms and ammunition at police
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Import Import permit 6 Months No

Legal Documents Related to the Measure

Name Type Category
Arms Ammunition Act of 1996 Act General