Shooting Clubs and Shooting Ranges Regulations (SOR/98-212)

Participation of Officers, Members and their Guests

• 15 (1) The operator of an approved shooting club shall, on the request of a chief firearms officer, supply a written description of the participation, if any, of a current or past member or officer of the shooting club or his or her guest, in target practice or target shooting competitions within the previous five years, where subsection 67(2) of the Act applies to the member, officer or guest.

• (2) The operator of an approved shooting club shall, on the request of a current or past member or officer of the shooting club or his or her guest, supply to the requestor the description referred to in subsection (1) that concerns the requestor.

Notice of Refusal or Revocation

• 16 (1) A notice of a decision by a provincial minister to refuse to approve a shooting club or shooting range or to revoke an approval pursuant to subsection 29(3) of the Act is sufficiently given if the notice is addressed to the applicant for or operator of a shooting club or shooting range at the address of that person that is set out in the request for approval, or, if the person has advised the provincial minister of a change of address, at the new address, and the notice is

  • (a) delivered personally

    • (i) if the applicant or operator is an individual, at any time that is reasonable in the circumstances, and

    • (ii) if the applicant or operator is a business, during normal business hours;

  • (b) sent by registered mail or by courier; or

  • (c) transmitted by electronic means that can produce a paper record.

• (2) The notice is deemed to be received

  • (a) on the day of delivery, if it is delivered personally;

  • (b) on the fifth working day, excluding Saturdays and holidays, after

    • (i) the postmark date, if it is sent by mail, and

    • (ii) the date of shipment on the waybill, if it is sent by courier; and

  • (c) if it is sent by electronic means,

    • (i) if the applicant or operator is an individual, on the day of the transmission, and

    • (ii) if the applicant or operator is a business, on the day of the transmission, if that day is a working day, or, if that day is not a working day, on the first working day after the day of transmission.

Coming into Force

17 These Regulations come into force on December 1, 1998.