Firearms Act

Marginal note:Conditions — chief firearms officer

• 58 (1) A chief firearms officer who issues a licence, an authorization to carry referred to in paragraph 20(b) or an authorization to transport may attach any condition to it that the chief firearms officer considers desirable in the particular circumstances and in the interests of the safety of the holder or any other person.

• Marginal note:Exception — licence or authorization

  (1.1) However, a chief firearms officer’s power to attach a condition to a licence, an authorization to carry referred to in paragraph 20(b) or an authorization to transport is subject to the regulations.

• Marginal note:Conditions — Commissioner

  (1.2) Subject to the regulations, the Commissioner may attach any reasonable condition to an authorization to carry referred to in paragraph 20(a) that the Commissioner considers desirable in the particular circumstances and in the interests of the safety of the holder or any other person.

• Marginal note:Minors

  (2) Before attaching a condition to a licence that is to be issued to an individual who is less than eighteen years old and who is not eligible to hold a licence under subsection 8(2) (minors hunting as a way of life), a chief firearms officer must consult with a parent or person who has custody of the individual.

• Marginal note:Minors

  (3) Before issuing a licence to an individual who is less than eighteen years old and who is not eligible to hold a licence under subsection 8(2) (minors hunting as a way of life), a chief firearms officer shall have a parent or person who has custody of the individual sign the licence, including any conditions attached to it.