New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 7

7 Place of business

1 A dealer’s licence may be issued in respect of 1 place of business only, and that place of business must be specified in the licence.

2 Subsection (1) is subject to subsections (3) to (5).

3 A dealer may be issued with a dealer’s licence authorising the dealer to operate from more than 1 place of business if, at each of those places of business, there is a manager holding a dealer’s licence.

4 Any firearms, prohibited magazines, and restricted weapons in the possession of a dealer may be handled at any site in addition to the place of business specified in the dealer’s licence if the dealer hires out those items for use by a broadcaster, bona fide theatre company or society or cinematic or television film production company or video recording production company and—

a) the handling and secure storage of the items at that site are supervised by a theatrical armourer; and

b) the armourer has a firearms licence endorsed under section 30(1)(c) or 30B(3) and the endorsement specifies—

i) that the items may be handled at sites other than the dealer’s place of business; and

ii) that the armourer must hold written consent from a member of the Police that specifies the location of the site and the duration and description of the theatrical production at that site.

5 A dealer may, on an occasional basis, carry on dealer activities from places additional to the place of business specified in their dealer’s licence if a condition to which their licence is subject permits them to do so.

6 For the purpose of subsection (4)(b), a dealer’s licence may be issued with a condition described in that provision and other conditions necessary to provide for the safe use and secure storage of the firearms concerned.

History: Section 7: replaced, on 25 June 2020, by section 15 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).