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New Zealand. 2021 ‘Section 29.’ Arms Act 1983: September 2021 Reprint; Section 29. Wellington: New Zealand. 26 September

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29 Application for endorsements in respect of pistol or restricted weapon

(1)[Repealed]

(2) Any person, being an applicant for a firearms licence or a holder of a firearms licence, may apply to a member of the Police for an endorsement on their firearms licence permitting that person to have possession of a pistol or a restricted weapon (other than an anti-personnel mine or a cluster munition) in his capacity as—
(a) a member of an incorporated pistol shooting club for the time being recognised by the Commissioner for the purposes of this section; or
(b) a bona fide collector of firearms; or
(c) a person to whom the pistol or restricted weapon has special significance as an heirloom or memento; or
(d) the Director or Curator of a bona fide museum; or
(e) an approved employee or approved member of any body, being—
(i) a broadcaster within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1989; or
(ii) a bona fide theatre company or society or cinematic or television film production company or video recording production company; or
(f) an employee of a licensed dealer; or
(g) a person of a class specified for the purposes of this section by regulations made under this Act.

(2A) An applicant for a dealer's licence or the holder of a dealer's licence may apply to a member of the Police for an endorsement on their dealer's licence permitting them to possess a pistol or restricted weapon (other than an anti-personnel mine or a cluster munition) in their capacity as a licensed dealer.

(2B) A person described in subsection (2)(b), (c), (d), or (e) who is an applicant for a firearms licence or a holder of a firearms licence may apply to a member of the Police under this section for an endorsement permitting that person to have possession of a semi-automatic pistol.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(e), approved, in relation to any employee or member, means approved in writing for the purposes of that subsection by the chief executive officer of the body by which he is employed or of which he is a member.

(4) An application under subsection (2), (2A), or (2B) must be made on a form provided by a member of the Police.

[As amended by Sections 49(1), 49(2) and 49(4)-(6) of the Arms Legislation Act (2020)]

ID: Q14741

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