New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 28

28 Effect of revocation or surrender of firearms licence

1 A person whose firearms licence is revoked must immediately surrender their licence to a member of the Police.

2 On the revocation or surrender of a firearms licence, the holder of the licence—

a) ceases to be licensed to possess any arms item or ammunition under the licence or any endorsement on it; and

b) must, on demand, deliver any arms item or ammunition in their possession or under their control to a member of the Police.

3 A person whose firearms licence is revoked or surrendered may at any time within 3 months, or any longer period that the Commissioner may allow, sell or otherwise dispose of any arms item or ammunition in their possession or under their control to a person approved for the purpose by a member of the Police.

4 Subject to subsection (3), any arms item or ammunition delivered to a member of the Police under this section may be detained for any period that the Commissioner thinks fit, or may, in the discretion of the Minister of Police, become the property of the Crown, free and discharged from any right, title, or interest possessed by any other person.

5 The Minister of Finance must pay out of a Crown Bank Account compensation in respect of any arms item or ammunition that is delivered to a member of the Police under this section and that has become the property of the Crown.

6 If a person whose firearms licence is revoked or surrendered also holds a dealer’s licence, their dealer's licence is immediately revoked and must be surrendered with the person’s firearms licence.

7 A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding $10,000, if the person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) or (2)(b).

History: Section 28: replaced, on 25 June 2020, by section 47 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).