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Licences and approvals - Business licences - Applying for business licence

87: Gun shows

You could also call this:

"Running a gun show at a different location needs special approval"

If you want to run a gun show, you might be able to use a different place of business. You will need to get consent from the chief executive to do this. The chief executive will only give consent if they are satisfied you will use the place only for the gun show. You will also need to show the chief executive that the new place of business is secure. The chief executive can give consent for up to 5 days at a time. They can also add conditions to the consent. The chief executive's consent will override some other rules, like those in section 85. This means you can get consent to use a different place of business even if section 85 would not normally allow it. The chief executive has the power to decide what conditions to add to the consent.

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86: Carrying on of business activities from other places of business permitted in certain circumstances, or

"Running your business from other places is allowed under certain conditions"

88: Hiring out firearms for use by bona fide theatre company, etc, or

"Rules for hiring out guns to theatre and film companies"

Part 3Licences and approvals
Business licences: Applying for business licence

87Gun shows

This section applies despite section 85.
A business licence may, with the consent of the chief executive, apply from time to time, for a period not exceeding 5 days at any one time, in respect of a place of business other than the place of business specified in the business licence.
The chief executive may give consent under subsection (2) only if satisfied—
that the licensed business will, during the period in respect of which the consent is sought, use the place of business in respect of which the consent is sought only for the purposes of conducting a gun show; and
that the security of the place of business in respect of which the consent is sought will be sufficient.

Any consent given under subsection (2) may be given subject to any conditions specified by the chief executive.