SAPS 534 firearm ownership transfer

SAPS & firearms

Use SAPS 534 for a firearm ownership transfer. Open the form and its instructions, then check which parts belong to you. The current owner, dealer or gunsmith, interpreter and police each have assigned sections. Complete your part in black ink that cannot be erased, and use the instructions as you work.

Official downloads

Open the SAPS 534 transfer formwww.saps.gov.za Open the SAPS 534 instructionswww.saps.gov.za

How to use it

Check your role before writing If you are the current owner, complete Sections C, D and F. Complete Section G only if you cannot read or write. A dealer or gunsmith receiving the firearm completes Sections E and F. The police official completes Section I. The police station capturing the request completes Section A, and the station receiving it completes Section B. Section F is assigned to both the current owner and the dealer or gunsmith. Use the instructions to check the entries each person must complete.

Document checklist

Transfer form Open the SAPS 534 form so you can complete the parts assigned to you.
Form instructions Keep the instructions available while you work through your section.
Pen Use black ink that cannot be erased when completing the form.
People with assigned sections Check who needs to complete a part: the current owner, a dealer or gunsmith, an interpreter if needed, and a police official.

Read the warning before completing the form

Read the warning carefully: A person is guilty of an offence in terms of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No 60 of 2000), if he/she provides information which he/she knows is false on this transfer form.

Questions & answers

Who records the reference in Section A?

The police station capturing the request completes Section A. The system generates the reference after the request is captured, and it must be recorded there.

What goes in Section B?

The police station receiving the request completes Section B. The province where that station is situated must be recorded in this section.

What should I do if I inherited a firearm and want to keep it?

Apply for an appropriate licence, permit or authorisation if you want to keep an inherited firearm.

Can an inherited firearm be used while I wait for the required licences or permits?

Under the stated estate safe-custody condition, the firearm may only be stored and not used until the appropriate licences or permits have been obtained.