New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 38X

38X Temporary suspension of shooting range’s operations pending possible cancellation of certification

1 A member of the Police may, by notice in writing to the operator of a shooting range, temporarily suspend the operations of the shooting range if the member is satisfied that the shooting range 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 range’s certification on that ground; and

d) that the suspension lasts until notice of the decision as to whether to cancel the certification is given to the operator of the shooting range, 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 38X: inserted, on 24 June 2022, by section 63 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).