This page is about a bill. That means that it's not the law yet, but some people want it to be the law. It could change quickly, and some of the information is just a draft.

Arms Bill

Miscellaneous provisions - Seizure of arms items

338: Authorising disposal of firearms, etc, detained by Arms Regulator or Police

You could also call this:

"What happens to seized firearms after 12 months"

Illustration for Arms Bill

If something is seized or detained under this proposed law, it can be disposed of after 12 months. You can think of disposal as getting rid of something, like throwing it away or selling it. The chief executive or Commissioner will decide how it is disposed of. If a District Court Judge makes an order under section 337, that order will still be followed. This means the Judge's order is more important than what is said in this part of the proposed law. The Judge's order might say that something seized or detained should be given back to its owner. This proposed law is about what happens to things that are seized or detained, like firearms. The proposed law says that the chief executive or Commissioner has the power to decide what happens to these things after 12 months.

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 It might be out of date or be missing some parts.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=LMS1534091.

This page was last updated on View changes


Previous

337: Restoration of articles seized, or

"Getting your things back after a search"


Next

339: Carriers and persons authorised to exercise powers of seizure, or

"Who can carry or seize guns and ammunition for work"

Part 8Miscellaneous provisions
Seizure of arms items

338Authorising disposal of firearms, etc, detained by Arms Regulator or Police

  1. Without limiting the operation of any other provisions of this Act as to the disposal of anything seized or detained under this Act, any such thing that has been detained for not less than 12 months may be disposed of in such manner as the chief executive or Commissioner may direct.

  2. Nothing in this section limits the authority of a District Court Judge to make an order under section 337 for the restoration of anything seized or detained.