New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987

Prohibitions in relation to nuclear explosive devices and biological weapons

5 Prohibition on acquisition of nuclear explosive devices

  • (1) No person, who is a New Zealand citizen or a person ordinarily resident in New Zealand, shall, within the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone,—

    • (a) manufacture, acquire, or possess, or have control over, any nuclear explosive device; or

    • (b) aid, abet, or procure any person to manufacture, acquire, possess, or have control over any nuclear explosive device.

    (2) No person, who is a New Zealand citizen or a person ordinarily resident in New Zealand, and who is a servant or agent of the Crown, shall, beyond the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone,—

    • (a) manufacture, acquire, or possess, or have control over, any nuclear explosive device; or

    • (b) aid, abet, or procure any person to manufacture, acquire, possess, or have control over any nuclear explosive device.