The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This order is administered by the New Zealand Customs Service.

This order is made under section 96 of the Customs and Excise Act 2018—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister of Customs made after being satisfied of the matter set out in section 96(5) of that Act.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Transitional, savings, and related provisions
4	Importation of offensive weapons prohibited
	Schedule 1 Transitional, savings, and related provisions
	Schedule 2 Offensive weapons prohibited from importation
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Order

1 Title

This order is the Customs Import Prohibition (Offensive Weapons) Order 2021.

2 Commencement

This order comes into force on 1 October 2021.

Order: confirmed, on 17 December 2022, by section 10(c) of the Secondary Legislation Confirmation Act 2022 (2022 No 82).

3 Transitional, savings, and related provisions

The transitional, savings, and related provisions (if any) set out in Schedule 1 have effect according to their terms.

4 Importation of offensive weapons prohibited

(1)

The importation of the goods specified in Schedule 2 is prohibited.

(2)

However, a person may import those goods if the person—

(a)

has the consent of the Arms Regulator (as defined in section 5 of the Arms Act 2026); and

(b)

does so in accordance with the terms of that consent.

Clause 4(2)(a): replaced, on 23 September 2026, by section 394 of the Arms Act 2026 (2026 No 47).

Schedule 1 Transitional, savings, and related provisions

cl 3

Part 1 Provisions relating to this order as made

There are no transitional, savings, or related provisions relating to this order as made.

Schedule 2 Offensive weapons prohibited from importation

cl 4

1

Knuckledusters, knives incorporating knuckledusters, swordsticks (including, without limitation, any identifiable components of swordsticks), and any weapon disguised to give the appearance of another article.

2

Any knife having a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife (sometimes known as a flick knife or flick gun).

3

Any knife having a blade that is released from the handle or sheath by the force of gravity or the application of centrifugal force, and that, when released, is locked in place by means of a button, spring, lever, or other device (sometimes known as a gravity knife or butterfly knife).

4

Any knife, with the exception of a folding pocket knife with a blade less than 10 cm in length, that—

(a)

is designed for ease of concealment on the person; or

(b)

has a blade with at least 2 edges that is designed or suitable for stabbing or throwing (as opposed to cutting); or

(c)

is a knife of any of the kinds sometimes known as a fist knife, gimlet knife, punch dagger, push dagger, push dirk, push knife, T-handled knife, or throwing knife.

5

Bayonets.

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 19 August 2021.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Customs Import Prohibition (Offensive Weapons) Order 2021 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Arms Act 2026 (2026 No 47): section 394

Secondary Legislation Confirmation Act 2022 (2022 No 82): section 10(c)

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