Cancellation for offences respecting firearms
101(1)Where, in the opinion of the Minister, a person has, while hunting, caused injury to himself or to another person, or caused death to another person, by discharging a firearm or by causing a firearm to be discharged, whether negligently or otherwise, the Minister may cancel any licence or permit issued under this Act which authorizes the person to carry a firearm.
101(2)Where a licence or permit is cancelled under subsection (1),
(a)
the Minister shall give notice of the cancellation to the Director of Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement, who shall cause a copy of the notice to be served upon the person whose licence or permit is cancelled; and
(b)
the person whose licence or permit is cancelled is not entitled during that person’s lifetime to obtain or apply for a licence or permit which authorizes that person to carry a firearm, unless
(i)
after the expiration of five years from the cancellation, the person makes application to the Minister requesting the removal of the bar on future applications,
(ii)
the person has not been convicted of any subsequent offence involving a firearm,
(iii)
the Minister, on receipt of the application, reviews the circumstances of the case and removes the bar on future applications, and
(iv)
the person successfully passes an approved hunter safety test.
1983, c.33, s.25; 1987, c.21, s.17; 1989, c.11, s.15; 2008, c.49, s.18