Arms (Licence Holders' Applications for New Licences) Amendment Act 2022
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Arms (Licence Holders’ Applications for New Licences) Amendment Act 2022
Public Act |
2022 No 69 |
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Date of assent |
28 November 2022 |
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Commencement |
see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Arms (Licence Holders’ Applications for New Licences) Amendment Act 2022.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the Arms Act 1983.
Part 1 Applications for new licences
4 Section 8A amended (Renewal of dealer’s licence)
Replace section 8A(5) with:
(5)
The renewal of a dealer’s licence takes effect from—
(a)
the date on which the licence expires, if the renewal is issued before the licence expires; or
(b)
the date on which the renewal is issued, if the renewal is issued after the licence expires.
5 New section 25A inserted (Application for new firearms licence made by holder of current licence)
After section 25, insert:
25A Application for new firearms licence made by holder of current licence
(1)
The holder of a current firearms licence (licence A) may, before the expiry of licence A, apply for a new firearms licence.
(2)
If an application for a new firearms licence is made but not determined before the expiry of licence A, licence A continues in force, unless it is sooner surrendered or revoked, until the date on which the licence holder is notified of the determination of the application.
(3)
A new licence issued on an application made under this section takes effect from—
(a)
the date on which licence A expires, if the new licence is issued before licence A expires; or
(b)
the date on which the new licence is issued, if the new licence is issued after licence A expires.
6 Schedule 1 amended
In Schedule 1,—
(a)
insert the Part set out in the Schedule of this Act as the last Part; and
(b)
make all necessary consequential amendments.
Part 2 Other amendment
7 Section 72A amended (Service of documents)
After section 72A(1)(c), insert:
(ca)
transmitted to an electronic address that the person has provided as an address for service; or
Schedule New Part 3 of Schedule 1 inserted
Part 3 Provisions relating to Arms (Licence Holders’ Applications for New Licences) Amendment Act 2022
20 Application made by firearms licence holder for new licence pending on commencement date
(1)
This clause applies in respect of an application for a new firearms licence that—
(a)
was made before the commencement date by an applicant—
(i)
who at the time of making the application held—
(A)
a current firearms licence; or
(B)
a firearms licence treated as continuing in force under regulation 28ZB(5) of the Arms Regulations 1992; and
(ii)
whose firearms licence was not revoked or surrendered before the commencement date; and
(b)
was not determined before the commencement date.
(2)
Section 25A(2) and (3) (as inserted by the Amendment Act) applies in respect of the application and it does not matter if the firearms licence held by the applicant at the time of making the application expired before the commencement date or expires after the commencement date.
(3)
In this clause,—
Amendment Act means the Arms (Licence Holders’ Applications for New Licences) Amendment Act 2022
commencement date means the date on which the Amendment Act commences.
21 Endorsements to continue in force
(1)
This clause applies if—
(a)
an endorsement was made under section 30 or 30B on a firearms licence and that endorsement has not been surrendered or revoked; and
(b)
the firearms licence is treated as continuing in force under clause 20.
(2)
If this clause applies,—
(a)
the endorsement continues in force, subject to section 33C; and
(b)
any conditions on the endorsement continue in force while the endorsement remains in force.
Legislative history
3 November 2022 |
Introduction (Bill 183–1) |
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8 November 2022 |
First reading and referral to Justice Committee |
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17 November 2022 |
Reported from Justice Committee (Bill 183–2) |
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22 November 2022 |
Second reading, committee of the whole House, third reading |
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28 November 2022 |
Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the New Zealand Police.
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Arms (Licence Holders' Applications for New Licences) Amendment Act 2022
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