New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 18AAC

18AAC Revocation and validity of permit to import

1 A permit issued under section 18, 18AA, or 18AAB may be revoked at any time by a commissioned officer of Police.

2 A permit issued under section 18 or 18AA is automatically revoked if—

a) the permit was issued to a licensed dealer and the dealer’s licence, or any endorsement on the dealer’s licence required for the issue of the permit, is revoked or suspended or has expired or been surrendered; or

b) the permit was issued to any other person who, for the purposes of the issue of the permit, was required to hold a firearms licence, and that person’s firearms licence, or any endorsement on the firearms licence required for the issue of the permit, is revoked or suspended or has expired or been surrendered.

3 Subsection (4) applies if—

a) a permit is issued under section 18 or 18AA to a licensed dealer permitting the dealer to import 1 or more items on behalf of a person; and

b) any person referred to in paragraph (a) who is required to hold a firearms licence, or a firearms licence bearing an endorsement, to possess an item being imported on their behalf—

i) has their licence or endorsement revoked or suspended; or

ii) allows their licence or endorsement to expire; or

iii) surrenders their licence.

4 If this subsection applies, the permit issued to the licensed dealer is invalid to the extent that it permits the importation of an item on behalf of a person referred to in subsection (3)(b) in respect of which the person required the licence or endorsement.

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