New Zealand Acts

ARMS (PROHIBITED FIREARMS, MAGAZINES, AND PARTS) AMENDMENT ACT 2019

- As at 11 April 2019
- Act 12 of 2019

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Principal Act

   PART 1 - Amendments to principal Act

   4.      Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
   5.      New sections 2A to 2D inserted
   6.      Section 3 amended (Act to bind the Crown)
   7.      New section 3A inserted (Transitional, savings, and related provisions)
   8.      New section 4A inserted (Persons who may apply to import, sell, supply, and possess, or use prohibited items)
   9.      Section 5 amended (Dealers to be licensed)
   10.     New section 6A inserted (Conditions of dealer’s licence)
   11.     Section 10 replaced (Restriction on possession of pistol or restricted weapon by licensed dealer)
   12.     Section 11 amended (Dealers and their employees and agents to hold firearms licences)
   13.     Section 12 amended (Record of dealings by licensed dealers)
   14.     Section 13 amended (Seizure of firearms, ammunition, airguns, pistols, and restricted weapons held by licensed dealers)
   15.     Section 14 amended (Disposal of firearms, ammunition, airguns, pistols, and restricted weapons of dealer whose licence is revoked)
   16.     Section 15 amended (Offence for licensed dealer to carry on business following revocation of his licence)
   17.     Cross-heading above section 16 replaced
   18.     Section 16 amended (Offence to import firearms, starting pistols, restricted airguns, or restricted weapons, or parts of firearms, starting pistols, or restricted weapons without permit)
   19.     New section 16A inserted (Offence to import prohibited ammunition)
   20.     Section 17 amended (Burden of proof)
   21.     Section 18 amended (Issue of permits to import firearms, parts of firearms, or restricted airguns)
   22.     Section 18A amended (Expiration of permits to import firearms, starting pistols, restricted airguns, or restricted weapons, or parts of firearms, starting pistols, or restricted weapons)
   23.     Section 18B amended (Samples)
   24.     Section 19 amended (Seizure of illegally imported items)
   25.     Section 20 amended (Restrictions on possession of firearms)
   26.     Section 22 amended (Exemptions)
   27.     Section 28 amended (Effect of revocation or surrender of firearms licence)
   28.     Section 30 amended (Power to make endorsement in respect of pistols or restricted weapons)
   29.     Section 30A amended (Application for endorsement in respect of military style semi-automatic firearm)
   30.     Section 30B replaced (Power to make endorsement in respect of military style semi-automatic firearm)
   31.     Section 31 amended (Possession of firearm, pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon for stage, film, or television purposes)
   32.     New section 31A inserted (Conditions of endorsements)
   33.     Section 32 amended (Conditions of endorsements)
   34.     Section 33A replaced (Conditions of endorsement in respect of military style semi-automatic firearms)
   35.     Section 33B amended (Revocation of endorsement in respect of military style semi-automatic firearms)
   36.     Section 34 amended (Notification of change of address)
   37.     Cross-heading above section 35 replaced
   38.     Section 35 amended (Issue of permit to procure pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon)
   39.     New section 35A inserted (Issue of permit to possess prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine)
   40.     Section 38 amended (Removal of pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon out of New Zealand)
   41.     Cross-heading above section 39 replaced
   42.     Section 39 amended (Loss, theft, or destruction)
   43.     Section 40 amended (On demand by Police person in possession of firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon to give name, address, and date of birth)
   44.     Section 43 amended (Selling or supplying firearm or airgun to unlicensed person)
   45.     New section 43AA inserted (Possessing, selling, or supplying prohibited ammunition)
   46.     Section 43A amended (Mail order sale of firearm or ammunition)
   47.     Section 44 amended (Selling or supplying pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon to person who does not hold permit to import or to procure)
   48.     New sections 44A and 44B inserted
   49.     Section 45 amended (Carrying or possession of firearms, airguns, pistols, restricted weapons, or explosives, except for lawful, proper, and sufficient purpose)
   50.     Section 49A amended (Unlawful possession of firearm or airgun after revocation of firearms licence)
   51.     Section 50 amended (Unlawful possession of pistol, military style semi-automatic firearm, or restricted weapon)
   52.     New sections 50A to 50D inserted
   53.     Section 51 amended (Unlawful carriage or possession in public place of firearm, airgun, pistol, ammunition, explosive, or restricted weapon)
   54.     New section 51A inserted (Presenting prohibited firearm at other person)
   55.     Section 52 amended (Presenting firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon at other person)
   56.     New section 53A inserted (Use or attempted use of prohibited firearm to resist or prevent arrest or commit offence)
   57.     Section 54 amended (Use or attempted use of firearm, airgun, pistol, imitation firearm, restricted weapon, ammunition, or explosive to resist or prevent arrest or commit offence)
   58.     New section 54A inserted (Carrying prohibited firearm with criminal intent)
   59.     Section 55 amended (Carrying firearm, airgun, pistol, imitation firearm, restricted weapon, ammunition, or explosive with criminal intent)
   60.     New sections 55A and 55B inserted
   61.     New sections 59A and 59B and cross-heading inserted
   62.     Section 62 amended (Right of appeal from official decisions)
   63.     Section 63 amended (Appeal to District Court Judge in respect of compensation)
   64.     Section 65 amended (Restoration of articles seized)
   65.     Section 66 amended (Occupier of premises or driver of vehicle deemed to be in possession of firearm, airgun, pistol, imitation firearm, restricted weapon, or explosive found therein)
   66.     Section 69 amended (Forfeitures)
   67.     Section 70 amended (Authorising disposal of firearms, etc, detained by Police)
   68.     Section 73 amended (Savings in respect of carriers and persons authorised to exercise powers of seizure)
   69.     Section 74 amended (Regulations)
   70.     Sections 74A and 74B replaced
   71.     Section 77 repealed (Repeals)
   72.     Schedule replaced

   PART 2 - Consequential amendments and revocation

   73.     Consequential amendments to other enactments
   74.     Consequential amendments to Arms Regulations 1992
   75.     Revocation
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