New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 60

60 Improvement notices

1 This section applies if a member of the Police reasonably believes that a person with a firearms or dealer’s licence or an ammunition seller is failing, has failed, or is likely to fail to comply with—

a) 1 or more applicable provisions of this Act or regulations made under this Act; or

b) any conditions on a licence, an endorsement, or a permit.

2 The member of the Police may issue an improvement notice that—

a) states the applicable provision or provisions, or condition or conditions, that the member of the Police reasonably believes the person is failing, has failed, or is likely to fail to comply with; and

b) requires the person to remedy the failure or prevent a failure from occurring; and

c) states the date by which the person is required to remedy the failure or prevent a failure from occurring.

3 An improvement notice must be in writing and be sent to the person by post or electronic means to their last known address.

4 The member of the Police may extend the time within which the person is required to remedy the failure or prevent a failure from occurring.

5 A person issued with an improvement notice must comply with the notice within the time specified in the notice (or within any extended time allowed by the member of the Police). See sections 60A and 60B for possible suspension and revocation of a licence if a person fails to comply with an improvement notice.

History: Section 60: inserted, on 24 December 2020, by section 89 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).