Arms Act 1983

Licensed dealers - Licensed dealers

6: Fit and proper person to hold dealer’s licence

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"Who can get a licence to sell guns?"

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When you apply for a dealer's licence, the Police need to decide if you are a fit and proper person to hold one. They look at your character and reputation. They also check if you have the skills and resources to do the job, if you have any convictions, and if you know about firearms. You need to understand the laws about dealer's licences and firearms licences, including what endorsements mean on a firearms licence. The Police also want to know if you can advise people about these laws. If you are applying for a licence for a company, the Police check if the company has good systems in place to follow the laws and if there will be a manager in charge at each place of business. The Police can also consider other things they think are important.

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6Fit and proper person to hold dealer’s licence

  1. In deciding whether, for the purposes of section 5B(1)(b)(i), an applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a dealer’s licence, the commissioned officer of Police—

  2. must take into account the character and reputation of the applicant, and whether the applicant—
    1. has the competencies and resources to carry on the dealer activity or activities for which the dealer’s licence is sought; and
      1. has any convictions; and
        1. has a sound knowledge of firearms; and
          1. understands the legal obligations of a holder of a dealer’s licence; and
            1. understands the legal obligations of a holder of a firearms licence, including an understanding of the endorsements that may be made on a firearms licence, and is able to provide advice on those obligations; and
            2. in the case of an applicant who is a senior manager of a body corporate, and who, in reliance on section 5(2), is applying for a dealer’s licence to enable the body corporate to carry on a dealer activity, the commissioned officer of Police must take into account whether—
              1. the body corporate has appropriate record-keeping systems and other systems to comply with the requirements of this Act and any regulations made under this Act; and
                1. if the body corporate operates from 2 or more places of business, there will be, at each of those places, a manager who has appropriate oversight and control of the proposed dealer activity or activities to be carried on at that place; and
                2. may take into account any other matters the commissioned officer of Police considers relevant.
                  Notes
                  • Section 6: replaced, on , by section 12 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).