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Arms Act 1983

General restrictions - Restriction on ownership of firearms and restricted weapons by visitors

22F: Visitors may not take ownership of firearm or restricted weapon

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"Visitors can't keep guns or restricted weapons in New Zealand"

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You are a visitor in New Zealand with a firearms licence. You cannot buy a firearm or restricted weapon to keep in New Zealand while you are here. If you break this rule, your firearms licence will be cancelled straight away. You can find more information about the law that made this rule by visiting the Arms Legislation Act 2020.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS367228.

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Part 4General restrictions
Restriction on ownership of firearms and restricted weapons by visitors

22FVisitors may not take ownership of firearm or restricted weapon

  1. A visitor who holds a firearms licence may not, during their stay in New Zealand, acquire ownership of any firearm or restricted weapon for possession in New Zealand.

  2. If a person contravenes subsection (1), that person’s firearms licence is immediately revoked.

Notes
  • Section 22F: inserted, on , by section 37 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).