New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 25A

25A Application for new firearms licence made by holder of current licence

1 The holder of a current firearms licence (
"licence A" ) may, before the expiry of licence A, apply for a new firearms licence.

2 If an application for a new firearms licence is made but not determined before the expiry of licence A, licence A continues in force, unless it is sooner surrendered or revoked, until the date on which the licence holder is notified of the determination of the application.

3 A new licence issued on an application made under this section takes effect from—

a) the date on which licence A expires, if the new licence is issued before licence A expires; or

b) the date on which the new licence is issued, if the new licence is issued after licence A expires.

History: Section 25A: inserted, on 29 November 2022, by section 5 of the Arms (Licence Holders' Applications for New Licences) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 69).