New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 60B

60B Effect of temporary suspension of firearms licence

1 During the period that a firearms licence is suspended, this Act applies as if the firearms licence holder were not licensed to possess any arms item or ammunition under the licence or any endorsement on it.

2 At any time during the period that a firearms licence is suspended, a member of the Police may require the firearms licence holder (orally or in writing) to immediately surrender to a member of the Police—

a) their firearms licence; and

b) every arms item in their possession or under their control; and

c) all ammunition in their possession or under their control.

3 If a firearms licence holder fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (2)(b) or (c), a member of the Police may seize and take possession of any arms item or ammunition in the possession or under the control of the holder.

4 If a person’s firearms licence is temporarily suspended and the person holds a dealer’s licence,—

a) the holder’s dealer’s licence is suspended while their firearms licence remains suspended; and

b) section 60C applies.

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