New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 5A

5A Application for dealer’s licence

1 An application for a dealer’s licence must—

a) be made on a form provided by a member of the Police, or in any way approved by a member of the Police; and

b) specify—

i) the dealer activities for which the dealer’s licence is sought; and

ii) the class or classes of arms items in respect of which those activities will be carried on; and

iii) the place of business from which the dealer activities will be carried on; and

iv) if the dealer intends to operate from 2 or more places of business, the name of the manager of each place of business and the address of each place of business.

2 An application for a dealer’s licence to carry on or manage the dealer activity specified in section 5(1)(e) in relation to the manufacture of any prohibited items may only be made by a person described in section 4A(1A) .

3 An application for a dealer’s licence to carry on the dealer activity specified in section 5(1)(f) may only be made by a person described in section 4A(1A) .

History: Section 5A: inserted, on 24 June 2021, by section 12 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).