Arms Act 1983

• Jurisdiction: New Zealand
• Coming into Force: 24 June 2023
• Citation: 1983 No 44
• Year: 1983
• Act Number: 44
• Record Number: DLM72621
• Reference: 1983 No 44
• Type of Document: Act

Contenidos

• Arms Act 1983
• Preamble
• Contents
• 1 Short Title and commencement
• Part 1
• 1A Purposes of this Act
• 2 Interpretation
• 2A Meaning of prohibited firearm
• 2B Meaning of prohibited magazine
• 2C Meaning of prohibited part
• 2D Meaning of prohibited ammunition
• 3 Act to bind the Crown
• 3A Transitional, savings, and related provisions
• 4 Power to declare weapons to be restricted weapons or specially dangerous airguns
• 4A Persons who may apply to import, manufacture, sell, supply, possess, or use prohibited items
• Part 2
• 5 Dealers to be licensed
• 5A Application for dealer’s licence
• 5B Issue of dealer’s licence
• 5C On-site theatrical armourers to supervise firearms use in certain cases
• 6 Fit and proper person to hold dealer’s licence
• 6A Conditions of dealer’s licence
• 6B Special condition of dealer’s licence relating to manufacture of firearms, etc
• 6C Breach of conditions to which dealer’s licence is subject
• 7 Place of business
• 7A Gun shows
• 8 Duration of dealer’s licence
• 8A Renewal of dealer’s licence
• 8B Surrender of dealer’s licence
• 8C Effect of expiry or surrender of dealer’s licence
• 9 Revocation of dealer’s licence
• 9A Revocation of suspended dealer’s licence
• 9B Effect of revocation of dealer’s licence
• 10 Restriction on possession of prohibited firearms, prohibited magazines, pistols, restricted weapons, and pistol carbine conversion kits
• 11 Employees of licensed dealer to hold firearms licence bearing appropriate endorsements
• 12 Record of dealings by licensed dealers
• 13 Seizure of items held by licensed dealer
• 14 Disposal of items of dealer if licence expires or is surrendered or revoked
• 15 Offence to carry on dealer activities following expiry, surrender, or revocation of dealer's licence
• Part 3
• 16 Offence to import firearms, etc, without permit
• 16A Offence to import prohibited ammunition
• 17 Burden of proof
• 18 Issue of permit to import firearms, etc
• 18AA Issue of permit to import pistol carbine conversion kits
• 18AAB Issue of permit to import air pistol carbine conversion kits
• 18AAC Revocation and validity of permit to import
• 18AAD Permit to import issued for items to be brought or sent into New Zealand in single consignment or multiple consignments
• 18A Expiry of permits to import
• 18B Production of samples
• 18C Export of specified items not corresponding with sample or otherwise approved for importation
• 19 Seizure of illegally imported items
• Part 4
• 19A Restriction on possession of prohibited firearms and prohibited magazines
• 19B Restriction on possession of prohibited parts
• 19C Restriction on possession of pistols and restricted weapons
• 20 Restriction on possession of non-prohibited firearms
• 21 Restrictions on possession of airguns
• 22 Exemptions
• 22A Restriction on possession of non-prohibited magazines and non-prohibited parts
• 22B Restriction on possession of ammunition
• 22C Restrictions on possession of pistol carbine conversion kits
• 22D Restrictions on selling or supplying ammunition
• 22E Ammunition seller to keep record of ammunition sales
• 22F Visitors may not take ownership of firearm or restricted weapon
• 22G Restriction on manufacture of prohibited items
• 22H Persons disqualified from holding firearms licence
• Part 5
• 23 Application for firearms licence
• 24 Issue of firearms licence
• 24A Fit and proper person to possess firearm or airgun