(a) the applicant can demonstrate that the licence is required for an official, commercial or prescribed purpose or for a purpose authorised by an Act or regulations; and (b) if the application is in respect of more than one category E handgun, the applicant can demonstrate a compelling reason for more than one such handgun to be possessed, carried or used under the licence. (3) For the purposes of demonstrating that the licence is required for a purpose specified in subsection (2)(a), the applicant must produce evidence that the licence is required for that purpose. 16AA Power of Chief Commissioner to modify S. 16AA inserted by participation condition No. 78/2005 s. 13. (1) The Chief Commissioner may on application by the holder of a handgun target shooting licence, vary the number of approved target shooting matches or handgun target shoots that the holder is required to participate in under this Act, if the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that— (a) the holder of the licence was unable to participate in such matches or shoots for reasons outside the holder's control; or (b) the holder of the licence was unable to complete any such match or shoot that he or she was participating in— (i) for reasons outside the holder's control; and (ii) where the person officiating at the match or shoot reasonably believed that the holder of the licence endeavoured as best he or she could to complete his or her participation.
(a) the applicant can demonstrate that the licence is required for an official, commercial or prescribed purpose or for a purpose authorised by an Act or regulations; and (b) if the application is in respect of more than one category E handgun, the applicant can demonstrate a compelling reason for more than one such handgun to be possessed, carried or used under the licence. (3) For the purposes of demonstrating that the licence is required for a purpose specified in subsection (2)(a), the applicant must produce evidence that the licence is required for that purpose. S. 16AA inserted by No. 78/2005 s. 13. 16AA Power of Chief Commissioner to modify participation condition (1) The Chief Commissioner may on application by the holder of a handgun target shooting licence, vary the number of approved target shooting matches or handgun target shoots that the holder is required to participate in under this Act, if the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that— (a) the holder of the licence was unable to participate in such matches or shoots for reasons outside the holder's control; or (b) the holder of the licence was unable to complete any such match or shoot that he or she was participating in— (i) for reasons outside the holder's control; and (ii) where the person officiating at the match or shoot reasonably believed that the holder of the licence endeavoured as best he or she could to complete his or her participation.
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