New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 33A

33A Further conditions of endorsement in respect of prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine

1 An endorsement on a firearms licence in respect of a prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine made under section 30B is subject to the following conditions:

a) the holder of the firearms licence may only possess and use the prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine in their capacity as an exempt person; and

b) the holder of the firearms licence must observe in respect of every prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine in their possession all security precautions required by regulations made under this Act; and

c) the holder of the firearms licence who is an exempt person under section 4A(1)(b), (c), (d), or (e) must—

i) not use live ammunition in the prohibited firearm in their possession; and

ii) ensure that the prohibited firearm is—

A) rendered inoperable by removal of a vital part; and

B) maintained, by reason of the removal of the vital part, in an inoperable condition; and

iii) ensure that the removed vital part is kept at a separate address from the prohibited firearm; and

d) any other conditions regarding the use and custody of the prohibited item in their possession that the Commissioner thinks necessary.

2 In subsection (1)(c)(iii),
"separate address" means an address approved by a member of the Police.

History: Section 33A: replaced, on 12 April 2019, by section 34 of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 12).