Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Arms Act 1983

Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess - Photographs

34B: Effect of non-compliance with requirements in relation to photographs or to calling-in of licences

You could also call this:

"What happens if you don't follow the photo rules on your firearms licence?"

Illustration for Arms Act 1983

If you do not follow the rules about photographs on your firearms licence, a Police officer can refuse your application or take away your licence. You must put a photo on your licence as required by the Act. If the Police ask you to hand in your licence under section 33 of the Arms Amendment Act 1992, you must give it to a Police station.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM72958.

This page was last updated on — View changes

Topics:
Crime and justice > Police and safetyWork and jobs > Job licenses
Previous

34A: Power to require or take photographs of applicants, or

"When you apply for a gun licence, you might need to give a photo of yourself."

Next

35: Issue of permit to possess pistol or restricted weapon, or

"Getting a permit to own a pistol or restricted weapon in New Zealand"

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

34BEffect of non-compliance with requirements in relation to photographs or to calling-in of licences

  1. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of sections 5, 9, 24, 27, 29, 30A, 33B, and 36, it is hereby declared that a commissioned officer of Police may, under any of those provisions, refuse an application or revoke a licence or an endorsement if that commissioned officer of Police is satisfied, that the applicant or licence holder—

  2. has wilfully failed to comply with any requirements imposed by or under this Act in relation to the affixing to dealers' licences or firearms licences of photographs of licence holders or to the imaging into such licences of such photographs; or
    1. has, on having his or her firearms licence called in by the Commissioner under section 33 of the Arms Amendment Act 1992, wilfully failed to deliver his or her firearms licence to a Police station in accordance with a notice given to that licence holder under that section.

      Notes
      • Section 34B: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Arms Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 95).
      • Section 34B(b): amended, on , by section 56 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).