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Arms Bill

Endorsements and permits - Permits to import

195: Issue of permit to import air pistol carbine conversion kits

You could also call this:

"Getting a permit to import air pistol conversion kits for airsoft or paintball"

If you want to import an air pistol carbine conversion kit, the chief executive might ask you to show them some samples. They will examine and test these samples to help them make a decision. You can get a permit to import the kit only if you plan to use it yourself as part of an airsoft or paintball club.

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194: Issue of permit to import pistol carbine conversion kits, or

"Getting a permit to import a pistol carbine conversion kit into New Zealand"

196: Permit to import issued for items to be brought into or sent to New Zealand in single consignment or multiple consignments, or

"Getting a permit to bring items into New Zealand in one or many deliveries"

Part 4Endorsements and permits
Permits to import

195Issue of permit to import air pistol carbine conversion kits

After receiving an application for the issue of a permit to import an air pistol carbine conversion kit, the chief executive may require the applicant to produce to the chief executive, for examination and testing, samples of any air pistol carbine conversion kit of the kind referred to in the application that the chief executive considers necessary.
The chief executive may grant an application for the issue of a permit to import an air pistol carbine conversion kit only if the chief executive is satisfied that the application is made by an applicant who intends to personally use the kit as a member of an airsoft or a paintball club that is affiliated with a national airsoft or paintball organisation.