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Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019
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Corrections have been made to sections 54 and 72 and Schedule 2 on 18 April 2019 under section 25(1)(j)(ii) and (iii) of the Legislation Act 2012.
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Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019
Public Act
2019 No 12
Date of assent
11 April 2019
Commencement
see section 2
Contents
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
2A
Meaning of prohibited firearm
2B
Meaning of prohibited magazine
2C
Meaning of prohibited part
2D
Meaning of prohibited ammunition
6
Section 3 amended (Act to bind the Crown)
7
New section 3A inserted (Transitional, savings, and related provisions)
3A
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
8
New section 4A inserted (Persons who may apply to import, sell, supply, and possess, or use prohibited items)
4A
Persons who may apply to import, sell, supply, possess, or use prohibited items
9
Section 5 amended (Dealers to be licensed)
10
New section 6A inserted (Conditions of dealer’s licence)
6A
Conditions of dealer’s licence
11
Section 10 replaced (Restriction on possession of pistol or restricted weapon by licensed dealer)
10
Restriction on possession of pistol, prohibited items, 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)
16A
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)
30B
Power to make endorsement in respect of prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine
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)
31A
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)
33A
Further conditions of endorsement in respect of prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine
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)
35A
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)
43AA
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
44A
Offence to sell or supply prohibited firearm or prohibited magazine
44B
Offence to sell or supply prohibited part
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
50A
Unlawful possession of prohibited firearm
50B
Unlawful possession of prohibited magazine
50C
Unlawful possession of prohibited part
50D
Unlawfully carrying or possessing prohibited firearm in public place
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)
51A
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)
53A
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)
54A
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
55A
Offence to assemble prohibited firearm
55B
Offence of failing to produce firearm, etc, on demand or to permit inspection of firearm, etc
61
New sections 59A and 59B and cross-heading inserted
Surrender or delivery of firearms, etc
59A
Surrender by licensed dealer of firearms, etc
59B
Voluntary delivery to Police of firearms, etc
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
74A
Order in Council relating to definitions of prohibited firearm and prohibited magazine, and declaring prohibited ammunition
74B
Orders under section 74A are confirmable instruments
74C
Regulations providing for transitional matters
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
Schedule 1
Schedule replaced
Schedule 2
Consequential amendments to other enactments
Schedule 3
Consequential amendments to Arms Regulations 1992
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Administrative information
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