Arms Act 1983

Miscellaneous provisions - Surrender or delivery of firearms, etc

59A: Surrender by licensed dealer of firearms, etc

You could also call this:

"What licensed dealers must hand over to the Police"

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If you are a licensed dealer, you do not break the law under section 10 if you give certain items to the Police within 5 working days. You must give them a pistol, pistol carbine conversion kit, restricted weapon, or prohibited item. You get these items from someone and take them to the nearest Police station. If you are a licensed dealer, you also do not break the law under section 12 if you do not record certain items and give them to the Police within 5 working days. You must give them a firearm, airgun, pistol, pistol carbine conversion kit, prohibited item, or restricted weapon. You take these items to the nearest Police station for inspection and inquiries.

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Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
Surrender or delivery of firearms, etc

59ASurrender by licensed dealer of firearms, etc

  1. A licensed dealer does not contravene section 10 if, on obtaining possession of any of the following items from any person, the licensed dealer surrenders the item within 5 working days to the nearest Police station for inspection and inquiries:

  2. a pistol:
    1. a pistol carbine conversion kit:
      1. a restricted weapon:
        1. a prohibited item.
          1. A licensed dealer does not contravene section 12 if the licensed dealer does not record the particulars of any of the following items that is received by that dealer and, within 5 working days, surrenders the item to the nearest Police station for inspection and inquiries:

          2. a firearm:
            1. an airgun:
              1. a pistol:
                1. a pistol carbine conversion kit:
                  1. a prohibited item:
                    1. a restricted weapon.
                      Notes
                      • Section 59A: replaced, on , by section 87 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).