New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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(1) For the purposes of developing, or training persons in, techniques of mine detection, mine clearance, mine deactivation, or mine destruction, the Minister may from time to time, by notice in writing, authorise anti-personnel mines to be used, developed, produced, otherwise acquired, possessed, retained, or transferred.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) may not be made if the making of the notice will result in the total number of mines authorised by all notices made under subsection (1) exceeding the number determined for the time being by the Minister under subsection (3).
(3) The Minister must from time to time specify, by notice in the Gazette, the number of anti-personnel mines determined by the Minister to be the number that for the time being are absolutely necessary for the purposes referred to in subsection (1).
Compare: Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Implementation Act 1997 ch 33 s 10 (Canada)
