New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 55D

55D Offences relating to illegal manufacturing of certain arms items

1 A person commits an offence if the person—

a) intentionally manufactures or assembles a firearm or restricted weapon using parts that have been illegally manufactured, imported, or trafficked; or

b) intentionally enters into a contract or an arrangement, or arrives at an understanding, to manufacture or assemble a firearm or restricted weapon using parts that have been illegally manufactured, imported, or trafficked; or

c) does not hold a dealer’s licence, but intentionally manufactures for sale, transfer, rental, or other supply—

i) a firearm, pistol, prohibited firearm, or restricted weapon; or

ii) a part of a firearm, pistol, prohibited firearm, or restricted weapon; or

iii) a pistol carbine conversion kit; or

d) does not hold a dealer’s licence, but intentionally enters into a contract or an arrangement, or arrives at an understanding, to manufacture for sale, transfer, rental, or other supply—

i) a firearm, pistol, prohibited firearm, or restricted weapon; or

ii) a part of a firearm, pistol, prohibited firearm, or restricted weapon; or

iii) a pistol carbine conversion kit; or

e) intentionally fails to mark a firearm, part of a firearm, or pistol carbine conversion kit manufactured by the person in accordance with this Act or regulations made under section 74 .

2 A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.

3 For the purposes of this section, anything that purports to be, or is intended to have the effect of, a contract, an arrangement, or an understanding must be treated as a contract, an arrangement, or an understanding (as the case may be).

History: Section 55D: inserted, on 25 June 2020, by section 83 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).