New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 8A

8A Renewal of dealer’s licence

1 A dealer’s licence may from time to time be renewed.

2 An application for renewal of a dealer’s licence must be made before the licence expires.

3 Sections 5A, 5B, and 6 to 8 apply to an application for renewal of a dealer’s licence as if the application were an application for a new dealer’s licence.

4 If an application for renewal of a dealer’s licence has been made but not determined before the date on which the licence would otherwise expire, the licence continues in force until the application is determined.

5 The renewal of a dealer’s licence takes effect from—

a) the date on which the licence expires, if the renewal is issued before the licence expires; or

b) the date on which the renewal is issued, if the renewal is issued after the licence expires.

History: Section 8A: inserted, on 25 June 2020, by section 17 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).   Section 8A(5): replaced, on 29 November 2022, by section 4 of the Arms (Licence Holders' Applications for New Licences) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 69).