a. All guns must be immediately opened upon removal from a gun rack or car to determine that they are indeed empty.

b.All guns carried on or about a shooting ground must be held in a position of safety with the breech open and unloaded at all times.

c.Shooting on the grounds at any place other than the firing point at legitimate targets only is prohibited, except where a pattern plate is installed, and then only with permission of club management.

d. Firing the gun in any position other than orthodox, i.e. to the shoulder, is prohibited (with the exception of physical disability).Any shooter firing a gun from any position other than orthodox will be immediately suspended by the Club Management and reported in writing to the Executive Committee - a minimum penalty of three months suspension shall apply.

e. All guns must remain fully open until the result of the previous target has been called. The shooter must immediately open the gun upon having fired at his target. He must not move, attempt to turn round or move back up his shooting lane until his gun has been opened.

f. Shooters experiencing a misfire or malfunction must remain with their gun pointed in the direction of the traphouse until the referee arrives to adjudicate.

g. During any event, competitors must remove all cartridges from their guns immediately upon the red signal at the traphouse, or if any official approaches the traphouse concerned.

h. The competitor's gun must remain fully open until all persons on the shooting tracks have withdrawn to a handicap mark at least equal to his own.

i. Release trigger guns shall not be left in gun racks or in positions where they can be handled, but shall be constantly under the control and supervision of the user and shall be labelled as per Rule 4.14(b)iii.

j. Powder loads for reloads must not exceed the manufacturer's recommended specifications. Shooters exceeding the recommended load shall be deemed to be in breach of the safety regulations.

k. Any shooter knowingly breaching any safety rule other than 1.01(d) will be immediately suspended by the Club management for one calendar month pending and investigation into their actions by the relevant State Association and the ACTA must be notified of all breaches and responses.

l. Any shooter committing an ungentlemanly or unsafe act on the shooting ground shall be liable to suspension or disqualification.

m. When shooting skeet and it is his turn to shoot, the competitor shall stand on the shooting station, load and close his gun. He must open his gun and remove the cartridges before turning or leaving the shooting station.

n. When shooting skeet, the shooter will not insert a cartridge in his gun until he is on the shooting station, at his turn. All cartridges must be removed from the gun upon the red signal at the skeet house or if any official approaches the skeet houses on that layout.

o.Any shooter deliberately firing at any fauna on any shooting ground shall be immediately suspended by Club management and shall remain suspended until the incident is dealt with by his State Association.

p. Mobile phones or like devices must not be audible during competition.

q.Eye protection is compulsory for all skeet and ACTA sporting disciplines.

r.Gun sleeves and Slings are not permitted to be used in any ACTA discipline.