Firearms Licences Regulations

7 (1) An individual described in section 6 is eligible to hold a licence only if the individual first applied for it before January 1, 2001.

(2) An individual is eligible to hold a licence to possess firearms that are neither prohibited firearms nor restricted firearms only if, beginning on the day on which paragraph 7(4)(c) of the Act came into force, the individual has lawfully and continuously possessed a firearm that is neither a prohibited firearm nor a restricted firearm.

(3) An individual is eligible to hold a licence to possess restricted firearms only if, beginning on the day on which paragraph 7(4)(c) of the Act came into force, the individual has lawfully and continuously possessed a restricted firearm.