New Zealand Legislation: Acts

7 Prohibitions and offences

• (1) No person may—

  • (a) Use an anti-personnel mine; or

  • (b) Develop, produce, or otherwise acquire an anti-personnel mine; or

  • (c) Possess, retain, or stockpile an anti-personnel mine; or

  • (d) Transfer to anyone, directly or indirectly, an antipersonnel mine; or

  • (e) Assist, encourage, or induce, in any way, anyone to engage in conduct referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d).

  (2) Every person who engages in conduct prohibited by subsection (1) commits an offence.

  (3) Every person who commits an offence against subsection (2) is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or a fine not exceeding $500,000.

  (4) Nothing in this section limits—

  • (a) The Explosives Act 1957; or

  • (b) The provisions of the Arms Act 1983 relating to restricted weapons; or

  • (c) The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.

  Compare: Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Implementation Act 1997 (Canada), ch 33, s 6(1)