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Arms Bill

Shooting clubs and shooting ranges - Pistol shooting clubs

216: Cancellation of certificate of approval

You could also call this:

"When to Cancel a Pistol Club's Approval"

The proposed law says the chief executive must cancel a pistol shooting club's certificate of approval if they are satisfied that the club is not using a pistol shooting range, is no longer operating, no longer meets the requirements in section 210 or 213, or has failed to comply with an improvement notice issued under section 243. You need to know that the chief executive will make this decision. The chief executive looks at what the club is doing. The chief executive may also cancel a pistol shooting club's certificate of approval if they are satisfied that the club has failed to comply with any conditions, has not reported a serious firearms-related safety incident, or has done something that raises concerns about safety. You should look at what the law says about certificates of approval. The chief executive makes decisions about these certificates.

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215: Duration of certificate of approval, or

"How long a pistol club's approval certificate lasts"

217: Annual reports, or

"Pistol clubs must send a yearly report to the chief executive."

Part 5Shooting clubs and shooting ranges
Pistol shooting clubs

216Cancellation of certificate of approval

The chief executive must cancel a pistol shooting club’s certificate of approval if the chief executive is satisfied that—
the pistol shooting club is not using a pistol shooting range for its shooting activities; or
the pistol shooting club is no longer carrying on its operations; or
the pistol shooting club no longer meets the requirements in section 210 or 213; or
the pistol shooting club has failed to comply with an improvement notice issued under section 243.

The chief executive may cancel a pistol shooting club’s certificate of approval if the chief executive is satisfied that—
the pistol shooting club has failed to comply with any conditions to which its certificate of approval is subject; or
the pistol shooting club has failed to report any serious firearms-related safety incident; or
any activity of the pistol shooting club has raised any reasonable concern about the safety of its members or the public.