Part 8Miscellaneous provisions
Seizure of arms items
339Carriers and persons authorised to exercise powers of seizure
Despite anything in this Act, but subject to any prohibitions, limitations, restrictions, or conditions imposed by any regulations,—
- any carrier may have possession of an arms item, imitation firearm, explosive, or any ammunition in the course of carriage under a contract of carriage:
- any person who seizes any article referred to in paragraph (a) in the exercise of a power conferred by any Act may have possession of that article so long as they are acting in the exercise of that power and in connection with their official duties.
In subsection (1)(a), carrier includes any postal operator within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 1998.



