New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 22E

22E Ammunition seller to keep record of ammunition sales

1 An ammunition seller must keep at their place of business a book that records the following details in respect of all ammunition (other than projectiles for airguns) sold or supplied in the course of their business:

a) the name of the person to whom the ammunition was sold or supplied; and

b) the quantity and type of ammunition sold or supplied to the person; and

c) the person’s firearms licence number, or, if the ammunition was sold or supplied to the person for use under the immediate supervision of another person who holds a firearms licence, the name and firearms licence number of that other person.

2 Despite subsection (1), an ammunition seller need not record details under that subsection if—

a) the details are declared by regulations made under section 74 to be exempt from the requirement in that subsection; or

b) the dealer provides the details to the Police for inclusion in the registry in accordance with the regulations.

3 An ammunition seller must, at all reasonable times, permit any member of the Police to inspect and make copies of any entries in the book referred to in subsection (1) if the ammunition seller has received at least 7 days’ prior notice of the member’s intention to do so.

4 An ammunition seller who keeps their book under subsection (1) in hard copy form must retain the book for at least 10 years from the date of the last entry in the book.

5 An ammunition seller who keeps their book under subsection (1) electronically must retain each electronic record for at least 10 years from the date on which the record is entered.

6 When an ammunition seller’s firearms licence expires or is revoked or surrendered, or the ammunition seller ceases selling or supplying ammunition, the ammunition seller must immediately surrender to the Police all records they are required by this section to keep that have not been included in the registry.

7 An ammunition seller commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 if the ammunition seller, without reasonable excuse, contravenes any of subsections (1) to (6).

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