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| Procedure Name | Registration and Licencing of Firearms |
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Category
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Permit
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Responsible Agency
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The Royal Eswatini Police
Address: The Royal Eswatini Police HeadQuarters
Mhlambanyatsi Road
Mbabane, Swaziland
Phone: (+268) 2404 2502
Email: pico@rsps.org.sz
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Legal base of the Procedure
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Arms and Ammunitions Act No.24 of 1964
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Fee
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Licencing is E80 for a shot gun and E120 for the rest.
Registration is E120 for all firearms.
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Required Documents
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No.
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Type of information
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Note
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1
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Certificate of Registration
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The firearm must also be brought when applying for a licence.
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2
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Certificate of Inspection
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3
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Personal identification document
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Current licence if paying for a different firearm |
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Process Steps
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Step 1
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The applicant goes to the Royal Eswatini Police headquarters to apply for a licence.
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Step 2
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The applicant submits all required documents, the firearm and makes payment of applicable processing fees.
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Step 3
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The receiving officer fills in a Certificate of Inspection.
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Step 4
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If approved, the applicant then receives a lecence for a firearm.
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| Category | Procedure |
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The following form/s are used in this procedure
This procedure applies to the following measures
| Name | Measure Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
| Licence of Firearms | Licensing Requirement | | Each gun owner needs a licence to own a firearm. The licence is applied for when registering the firearm. The materials needed include a certificate of registration of the firearm, a current firearm licence (if there is one), the firearm itself and a certificate of inspection, which is filled in while applying for the licence. | If the firearm you are registering is not the first, then you bring your current licence for firearms as part of documents needed when getting a licence for a new firearm. The licence application is done only at a police station. | The Arms And Ammunition Act, 1966 | 09-09-9999 | Good |
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