New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 6

6 Fit and proper person to hold dealer’s licence

In deciding whether, for the purposes of section 5B(1)(b)(i) , an applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a dealer’s licence, the commissioned officer of Police—

a) must take into account the character and reputation of the applicant, and whether the applicant—

i) has the competencies and resources to carry on the dealer activity or activities for which the dealer’s licence is sought; and

ii) has any convictions; and

iii) has a sound knowledge of firearms; and

iv) understands the legal obligations of a holder of a dealer’s licence; and

v) understands the legal obligations of a holder of a firearms licence, including an understanding of the endorsements that may be made on a firearms licence, and is able to provide advice on those obligations; and

b) in the case of an applicant who is a senior manager of a body corporate, and who, in reliance on section 5(2) , is applying for a dealer’s licence to enable the body corporate to carry on a dealer activity, the commissioned officer of Police must take into account whether—

i) the body corporate has appropriate record-keeping systems and other systems to comply with the requirements of this Act and any regulations made under this Act; and

ii) if the body corporate operates from 2 or more places of business, there will be, at each of those places, a manager who has appropriate oversight and control of the proposed dealer activity or activities to be carried on at that place; and

c) may take into account any other matters the commissioned officer of Police considers relevant.

History: Section 6: replaced, on 24 June 2021, by section 12 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).