These regulations are made under section 84 of the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Regulation 5 amended (Fees)
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Amendment Regulations 2026.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 July 2026.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Regulations 2005.

4 Regulation 5 amended (Fees)

(1)

In regulation 5(1)(a), replace “$528” with “$540”.

(2)

In regulation 5(1)(b),—

(a)

replace “$296” with “$303”:

(b)

replace “$232” with “$237”.

(3)

In regulation 5(1)(c)(ii), replace “$232” with “$237”.

(4)

In regulation 5(1A)(b), replace “$217” with “$222”.

Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2026, amend the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Regulations 2005. They increase the fees payable for applications under—

section 8 of the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004 (the Act) for a secondhand dealer and pawnbroker licence (a licence):
section 21 of the Act for a certificate of approval (other than an application by a person concerned in the management of a company that is applying concurrently for a licence under section 8 of the Act).

The fees include goods and services tax. They are being increased by an inflation adjustment of 2.25%, which is based on a weighted average of the Labour Cost Index and the Producers Price Index.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 21 May 2026.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Justice.

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