New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 22A

22A Restriction on possession of non-prohibited magazines and non-prohibited parts

1 A person must not have in their possession an arms item specified in subsection (2) unless the person—

a) is the holder of a firearms licence; or

b) is under the immediate supervision of a person who is the holder of a firearms licence.

2 The arms items referred to in subsection (1) are—

a) a non-prohibited magazine:

b) a non-prohibited part.

3 A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 if the person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes this section.

History: Section 22A: inserted, on 24 December 2020, by section 37 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).