Arms manufacture and/or arms trade; notification of the opening or closure of a branch or subsidiary

If you open or close a branch office or dependent branch office for the commercial manufacture and/or trade of weapons, you must report this.

The competent authority must be notified in writing of the opening or closure of a branch office or dependent branch office for the commercial manufacture and/or trade of weapons.

Failure to do so constitutes an administrative offense under Section 53 (1) (8) of the Weapons Act.

• Required document/s
  • Weapons manufacturing license or weapons trading license

The weapons manufacturing permit or weapons trading permit has been issued.

The notification must be submitted by the holder of the firearms manufacturing or trading license to the firearms authority responsible for the location of the branch office or dependent branch.

The notification must be made within two weeks of opening or closing.