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New Zealand. 2021 ‘Section 35.’ Arms Act 1983: September 2021 Reprint; Section 35. Wellington: New Zealand. 26 September
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35 Issue of permit to possess pistol or restricted weapon
(1) A permit to possess a pistol or restricted weapon may be issued only by a member of the Police acting under a direction of the Commissioner.
(2) A permit to possess a pistol or restricted weapon may be issued if the member of the Police to whom the application is made is satisfied—
(a) that the applicant holds a dealer's licence that bears an endorsement made under section 30; or
(b) that the applicant holds a firearms licence that bears an endorsement made under section 30 and that, by virtue of that licence and endorsement, the applicant is permitted to have possession of the pistol or restricted weapon, as the case may be.
(2A) A permit may not be issued under this section to an applicant acting in their capacity as an employee of a licensed dealer.
(3) Every permit issued under this section shall, unless sooner revoked, remain in force for such period, not exceeding 1 month, as may be specified in the permit.
(4) Any permit issued under this section may at any time during its currency be revoked by a commissioned officer of Police.
(5) No permit is to be issued under this section in respect of an anti-personnel mine or a cluster munition.
[As amended by Section 58 of the Arms Legislation Act (2020)]
[As amended by Sections 38(1). 38(2), and 38(3) of the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act (2019)]