New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 38Q

38Q Certification granted subject to conditions

1 A certificate granted under section 38P is subject to the condition that, at all times while the certified shooting range is in use, an officer is on duty who—

a) holds a firearms licence; and

b) is appropriately trained in shooting range safety management.

2 Certification granted under section 38P may be made subject to any other conditions that the Commissioner considers appropriate, which may include conditions relating to—

a) maintenance of the shooting range:

b) public access to the shooting range:

c) restrictions on the types of firearms and ammunition that may be used at the shooting range:

d) competitions that may be conducted at the shooting range.

3 A certified shooting range must request the Commissioner to review its range certification if it is intended that the operation of the range will depart from the conditions imposed by or under this section.

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