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Arms Bill

Shooting clubs and shooting ranges - Pistol shooting clubs

209: Pistol shooting club must have certificate of approval

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"Pistol shooting clubs need a special approval certificate to operate legally"

If you want to start a pistol shooting club, you must get a certificate of approval from the chief executive. You need this certificate to run your club legally. If you do not get a certificate and you start or run a pistol shooting club anyway, you might get in trouble with the law.

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208: Interpretation, or

"What special words mean in the Arms Bill"

210: Pistol shooting club must be incorporated society, or

"Pistol shooting clubs must be registered societies to get approved"

Part 5Shooting clubs and shooting ranges
Pistol shooting clubs

209Pistol shooting club must have certificate of approval

A pistol shooting club must hold a certificate of approval issued by the chief executive.
A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding $10,000, if the person, without reasonable excuse, establishes or operates a pistol shooting club without the club holding a certificate of approval.