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Arms Act 1983

Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess - Firearms licences

25: Duration of firearms licence

You could also call this:

"How long your firearms licence lasts"

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Your firearms licence starts on the date it says on the licence. It expires after a certain time, unless it is revoked or surrendered earlier. You can have a licence for 5 or 10 years, depending on your situation. If you are a visitor to New Zealand, your licence might only last for 1 year. It could also expire on an earlier date, as specified on the licence. If you leave New Zealand, your licence will expire when you go. The length of your licence depends on what you wrote on your application form. You might get a shorter licence if you said you are a visitor. Your licence will expire when it says it does, or when you leave the country, whichever happens first.

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Part 5Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess
Firearms licences

25Duration of firearms licence

  1. A firearms licence comes into force on the date specified in the licence and, unless revoked or surrendered earlier,—

  2. expires 5 years from that date in the case of—
    1. a licence issued to a person who has never previously held a firearms licence; or
      1. a licence issued to a person whose previous licence was revoked or surrendered; or
        1. a licence issued to a person who allowed their previous licence to expire without applying for a new licence before the expiry date:
        2. expires 10 years from that date in any other case.

          1. Despite subsection (1), if a licence is granted to a person who states in the application form for the licence that he or she is a visitor, the licence may be granted subject to a condition that it expires 1 year from the date of issue or expires on any earlier date specified in the licence.

          2. If a licence has been granted subject to a condition referred to in subsection (2), the licence expires on the date of expiry referred to or specified in the licence, or on the date the person to whom the licence is granted leaves New Zealand, whichever occurs first.

          Notes
          • Section 25(1): replaced, on , by section 43(1) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
          • Section 25(2): added, on , by section 4 of the Arms Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 53).
          • Section 25(2): amended, on , by section 43(2) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
          • Section 25(3): added, on , by section 4 of the Arms Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 53).