New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 19A

19A Restriction on possession of prohibited firearms and prohibited magazines

1 No person may have in their possession a prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine unless the person is—

a) the holder of a dealer’s licence that bears an endorsement made under section 30B and who obtains the prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine in any of the ways specified in section 10(1)(b) ; or

b) the holder of a firearms licence that bears an endorsement that—

i) is made under section 30B permitting the holder to possess a prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine; and

ii) is made specific to the prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine by—

A) a permit to import issued under section 18 ; or

B) a permit to possess issued under section 35A .

2 This section does not apply to an employee of a licensed dealer when—

a) acting in their capacity as an employee; and

b) assisting with the carrying on of a dealer activity (if they are qualified under section 11 to do so).

3 A person who contravenes this section commits an offence under section 50A or 50B (as the case may be).

History: Section 19A: inserted, on 25 June 2020, by section 33 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).