Firearms Act (S.C. 1995, c. 39)

Marginal note:Gun collectors

30. The criteria referred to in subparagraph 28(b)(ii) are that the individual

• (a) has knowledge of the historical, technological or scientific characteristics that relate or distinguish the restricted firearms or handguns that he or she possesses;

• (b) has consented to the periodic inspection, conducted in a reasonable manner, of the premises in which the restricted firearms or handguns are to be kept; and

• (c) has complied with such other requirements as are prescribed respecting knowledge, secure storage and the keeping of records in respect of restricted firearms or handguns.

Marginal note:Registrar

• 31. (1) On being informed of a proposed transfer of a firearm, the Registrar may

  • (a) issue a new registration certificate for the firearm in accordance with this Act; and

  • (b) revoke any registration certificate for the firearm held by the transferor.

• Marginal note:Transfers of firearms to the Crown and to the police

  (2) On being informed of a transfer of a firearm to Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province or to a police force, the Registrar shall revoke any registration certificate for the firearm.

Marginal note:Mail-order transfers of firearms

32. A person may transfer a firearm by mail only if

• (a) the verifications, notifications, issuances and authorizations referred to in sections 21 to 28, 30, 31, 40 to 43 and 46 to 52 take place within a reasonable period before the transfer in the prescribed manner; and

• (b) [Repealed, 2003, c. 8, s. 24]

• (c) the prescribed conditions are complied with.

Marginal note:Authorization to lend

33. Subject to section 34, a person may lend a firearm only if

• (a) the person

  • (i) has reasonable grounds to believe that the borrower holds a licence authorizing the borrower to possess that kind of firearm, and

  • (ii) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, lends the registration certificate for it to the borrower; or

• (b) the borrower uses the firearm under the direct and immediate supervision of the person in the same manner in which the person may lawfully use it.

Marginal note:Authorization to lend firearms, etc., to the Crown, etc.

34. A person may lend a firearm, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device, ammunition or prohibited ammunition to Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province, to a police force or to a municipality if

• (a) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, the transferor lends the registration certificate for it to the borrower; and

• (b) the prescribed conditions are complied with.