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Arms Amendment Act 1985

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Carrying or possession of firearms, airguns, pistols, restricted weapons, or explosives and carrying of imitation firearms

Careless use of firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon

Arms Amendment Act 1985

Public Act		1985 No 5
Date of assent		8 March 1985

	Title
1	Short Title
2	Carrying or possession of firearms, airguns, pistols, restricted weapons, or explosives and carrying of imitation firearms
3	Careless use of firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon
	Administrative information

An Act to amend the Arms Act 1983

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1 Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Arms Amendment Act 1985, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Arms Act 1983 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

2 Carrying or possession of firearms, airguns, pistols, restricted weapons, or explosives and carrying of imitation firearms

The principal Act is hereby amended by omitting from section 45(2), and also from section 46(1), the words “or sufficient purpose”, and substituting in each case the words “and sufficient purpose”.

3 Careless use of firearm, airgun, pistol, or restricted weapon

Section 53(2) of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “whether”, the word “in”.

This Act is administered in the Police Department.

Arms Amendment Act 1985