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Application for authorization

Cap. 143, s. 3B · Revised Edition 2020

(1) A person may apply to the Commissioner for an authorization, permitting the person to transport and deliver a firearm or ammunition, as an authorized carrier, to an individual who holds a valid licence for the firearm or ammunition or to a Schedule I. (2) An application made under sub-section (1) shall be in the form set out in Form 2 in Schedule I. (3) The Commissioner may approve or refuse an application made under sub-section (1), and where an application is approved, the applicant shall be issued the authorisation. (4) An authorisation under this section– (a) shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars; (b) shall be for a period of no more than one year; and (c) may be renewed upon payment of the fee specified in paragraph (a). (5) An authorized carrier shall have a firearm or ammunition in his possession for no longer than is reasonably necessary to deliver the firearm or ammunition to its destination. 16
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Application for authorization — Cap. 143 s. 3B · Belize Law