New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 38I

38I Cancellation of certificate of approval

1 The Commissioner must cancel a shooting club’s certificate of approval if the Commissioner is satisfied that—

a) the shooting club is not using a certified shooting range for its shooting activities; or

b) the shooting club is no longer carrying on its operations; or

c) the shooting club no longer meets the requirements in section 38C or 38F ; or

d) the shooting club has failed to comply with an improvement notice issued under section 38V .

2 The Commissioner may cancel a shooting club’s certificate of approval if the Commissioner is satisfied that—

a) the shooting club has failed to comply with any conditions to which its certificate of approval is subject; or

b) the shooting club has failed to report any serious firearms-related safety incident; or

c) any activity of the shooting club has raised any reasonable concern about the safety of its members or the public.

History: Section 38I: inserted, on 24 June 2022, by section 63 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).