New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 58A

58A Offences relating to registry

1 A person commits an offence who, without reasonable excuse, fails to provide information to the Police in accordance with section 95 .

2 A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

3 A person commits an offence if the person intentionally fails to provide information to the Police in accordance with section 95 .

4 A person commits an offence if the person provides information to the Police for inclusion in the registry, knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material respect.

5 A person who commits an offence against subsection (3) or (4) is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine not exceeding $20,000.

History: Section 58A: inserted, on 24 June 2023, by section 84 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).