New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 38W

38W Temporary suspension of shooting club’s operations pending possible cancellation of certificate of approval

1 A member of the Police may, by notice in writing to a shooting club, temporarily suspend the operations of the shooting club if the member is satisfied that the shooting club has failed to comply with an improvement notice issued under section 38V .

2 A notice of temporary suspension must state—

a) the ground on which the notice is given; and

b) the date on which the suspension begins; and

c) that the suspension is to enable the Police to consider cancelling the shooting club’s certificate of approval on that ground; and

d) that the suspension lasts until notice of the decision as to whether to cancel the certificate of approval is given to the shooting club, but, if the notice is not given within 90 days after the suspension takes effect, the suspension ends with the close of that 90-day period.

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