New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 25

25 Duration of firearms licence

1 A firearms licence comes into force on the date specified in the licence and, unless revoked or surrendered earlier,—

a) expires 5 years from that date in the case of—

i) a licence issued to a person who has never previously held a firearms licence; or

ii) a licence issued to a person whose previous licence was revoked or surrendered; or

iii) a licence issued to a person who allowed their previous licence to expire without applying for a new licence before the expiry date:

b) expires 10 years from that date in any other case.

2 Despite subsection (1), if a licence is granted to a person who states in the application form for the licence that he or she is a visitor, the licence may be granted subject to a condition that it expires 1 year from the date of issue or expires on any earlier date specified in the licence.

3 If a licence has been granted subject to a condition referred to in subsection (2), the licence expires on the date of expiry referred to or specified in the licence, or on the date the person to whom the licence is granted leaves New Zealand, whichever occurs first.

History: Section 25(1): replaced, on 25 June 2020, by section 43(1) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).   Section 25(2): added, on 15 November 2000, by section 4 of the Arms Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 53).     Section 25(2): amended, on 25 June 2020, by section 43(2) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).     Section 25(3): added, on 15 November 2000, by section 4 of the Arms Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 53).