New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 18AAB

18AAB Issue of permit to import air pistol carbine conversion kits

1 A member of the Police to whom an application is made for the issue of a permit to import an air pistol carbine conversion kit may require the applicant to produce for examination and testing samples of any air pistol carbine conversion kit of the kind referred to in the application that the member of the Police considers necessary.

2 The Commissioner may grant an application for the issue of a permit to bring or cause to be brought or sent into New Zealand an air pistol carbine conversion kit only if the Commissioner is satisfied that the application is made by an applicant who intends to personally use the kit as a member of an airsoft or paintball club that is affiliated with a national airsoft or paintball organisation.

3 Any permit issued under this section is personal to the person to whom it is issued and may not be transferred to any other person.

History: Section 18AAB: inserted, on 25 June 2020, by section 30 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).