Section 23: Central Firearms Index

23. Central Firearms Index (1) The Commissioner shall set up and maintain a Central Firearms Index. (2) The CFI shall be based at the Police Headquarters. (3) The Commissioner shall designate a Police Officer to be the CFI Officer. (4) The CFI Officer shall maintain a register which shall be called the Central Firearms Register. (5) The Central Firearms Register shall consist of— (a) the Central Firearms Database; (b) the Central Dealers Database; (c) the Central Game Database; (d) the Central Gunsmiths Database; (e) the Central Importers/Exporters Database; (f) the Government Departments Database; (g) the Hunting and Gameshooting Database. (6) Every database specified in subsection (5) shall contain, in respect of every category of persons, a record of— (a) every firearm and ammunition in the firearm licensee’s possession; (b) any Competency Certificate, licence, renewal of licence issued or the cancellation of any certificate or licence; [Issue 7] F14 – 12 Revised Laws of Mauritius (c) any application for a Competency Certificate, licence, or renewal which has been refused; (d) every transfer of a firearm or ammunition; (e) any import or export of a firearm or ammunition; (f) any loss, recovery, theft or destruction of any firearm or ammunition.