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Arms Act 1983

Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess - Permits to possess pistols, restricted weapons, prohibited firearms, prohibited magazines, and pistol carbine conversion kits

38: Removal of pistol, prohibited firearm, prohibited magazine, or restricted weapon out of New Zealand

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"Taking certain guns out of New Zealand: what you must do"

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If you have a firearms licence and want to take a pistol, prohibited firearm, prohibited magazine, or restricted weapon out of New Zealand, you must tell the Police at least 4 days before. You need to give them notice of when you plan to remove the item. You also need to take your firearms licence to a Police station so they can update it. If you do not do this and do not have a good reason, you can be fined up to $2,000.

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Part 5Firearms licences, endorsements, and permits to possess
Permits to possess pistols, restricted weapons, prohibited firearms, prohibited magazines, and pistol carbine conversion kits

38Removal of pistol, prohibited firearm, prohibited magazine, or restricted weapon out of New Zealand

  1. A holder of a firearms licence who intends to remove any pistol, prohibited firearm, prohibited magazine, or restricted weapon from New Zealand must—

  2. give not less than 4 days’ notice of the intended removal to a member of the Police; and
    1. deliver to a Police station their firearms licence for amendment of the endorsement.

      1. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 if the person, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1).

      Notes
      • Section 38 heading: substituted, on , by section 19 of the Arms Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 95).
      • Section 38 heading: amended, on , by section 40(1) of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 12).
      • Section 38(1): replaced, on , by section 62(1) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).
      • Section 38(2): replaced, on , by section 62(2) of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).