This Act has two main purposes. You will find that it aims to promote the safe possession and use of firearms and other weapons. It also imposes controls on the possession and use of firearms and other weapons. The rules in this Act are based on two important principles. You need to know that having and using arms is considered a privilege. People who are allowed to import, make, supply, sell, have, or use arms must act in a way that keeps themselves and the public safe. The Act is in place to keep you and others safe. It helps to control who can have and use firearms and other weapons. You can find more information about changes to this part of the Act in section 5 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020.
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"This law is called the Arms Act 1983 and it started on 1 June 1984."
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 Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
