tt) Ny U IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG DIVISION, PRETORIA ON THIS 9™ DAY DECEMBER 2021 BEFORE MADAM JUSTICE BASSON, J CASE NO: 40477 / 2021 In the matter between: FIDELITY SECURITY SERVICES (PTY) LTD 4 Applicant CODE OF BODY 16455 SECURECO METSU (PTY) LTD CODE OF BODY 19708 24 Applicant FIDELITY CASH SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD 3° Applicant CODE OF BODY 16415 and ote THE NATIONAL COMMISSIONER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICES GENERAL K J SITHOLE N. O. (IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGISTRAR OF | FIREARMS) Respondent MAJOR GENERAL MAMOTHET! (IN HER CAPACITY AS HEAD OF THE FIREARMS, LIQUOR AND SECOND HAND GOODS CONTROL DEPARTMENT ‘FLASH’) 2°4 Respondent BRIGADIER MABULE N. O. HEAD OF CENTRAL FIREARMS REGISTRY 3° Respondent THE MINISTER OF POLICE 4" Respondent THE FIREARMS APPEAL BOARD 5 Respondent ORDER AFTER HAVING HEAD COUNSEL and having read the papers filed of record an order in the following terms-.(2) It is declared that the applicants are excussed from exhausting any internal remedy in terms of section 133 of the Firearms Control Act of 2000 as exceptional circumstances are found to exist; ‘An order reviewing and setting aside all applications refused in Schedules “A’, “B” and “C’ attached to the court order dated the 15" of September 2021, attached hereto as “NOM1" to the notice of motion, is granted; The decision is referred back to the Registrar of firearms for reconsideration; The respondents must complete process of the ballistic testing of the firearms within 15 days of granting of the order and thereafter within 15 days reconsider the applications to grant the licence applied for; The Registrar of Firearms is ordered to accept and consider such applications for ‘Temporary Authorisations to possess such firearms within 7 days after submitting such applications, to be valid until the consideration of the licence applications has been finalised in respect of the refusals referred to above, each of such applications for a Temporary Authorisation to possess the firearm in question to contain a condition that the firearm be returned immediately to the local DFO if the Applicant is informed in writing that the ballistic testing report has indicated that the firearm is suspected off Ing: Deen, used: ima crime] where the firearm was discharged; 2021 ~12- 09 iGation.on a scale as between That the Respondents payBI attorney and client, jointly and severally, the one paying the other to be absolved. BY ORDER STRAR,