New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 50A

50A Unlawful possession of prohibited firearm

Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years who—

a) is in possession of a prohibited firearm; and

b) is not authorised or permitted expressly by or pursuant to this Act to be in possession of that prohibited firearm.

History: Section 50A: inserted, on 12 April 2019, by section 52 of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 12).