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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 46

17. (a) No ammunition shall be procured by a rifle club from the Minister of Defence in pursuance of section 7 of the Arms Amendment Act, 1921–22, except on a requisition signed by the president and secretary of such rifle club. Such requisition shall state the names of the members to whom the ammunition is to be supplied, and the quantities.
    (b) The president of such club shall keep, or cause to be kept, a book in which shall be entered the name, occupation, and address of each member to whom ammunition is supplied, and the date and quantity of each supply. Such record shall be available for inspection at any time by any member of the Police Force.

18. Every person who supplies ammunition or explosives in pursuance of a permit shall retain possession of such permit.

19 (a) Every person, whether a licensed dealer or not, who, whether by sale or in any other manner, delivers possession of a firearm, for the purchase of which a permit is required by this Act, to any other person, shall, before delivery of such firearm, fully describe the firearm on the back of the permit, and shall subscribe his name and the date of the transaction, and shall then forthwith deliver the permit to the officer in charge of the police-station named therein.
(b) If such firearm has been previously registered in New Zealand, the person so delivering possession of it shall, in addition to describing the firearm, endorse on the permit the date, place of issue, and number of the certificate of such previous registration, and shall, immediately upon delivery of such firearm, forward such certificate of registration to the authorized officer who issued the said permit.

POSSESSION OF ARMS, ETC., IN PRESCRIBED AREA.

20. Every permit to have possession in a prescribed area of any firearm, ammunition, or explosive, shall be in the form numbered (5) in the First Schedule hereto.

21. Every application for such permit shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and delivered to a member of the Police Force at the police-station nearest to the applicant’s usual place of abode, and shall state—
    (a) The full name, abode, and occupation of the applicant:
    (b) Such description of the firearm, or ammunition, or explosive as will enable the same to be identified:
    (c) For what purpose such firearm, ammunition, or explosive is required.

22. Every permit to bring or send into a prescribed area any firearm, ammunition, or explosive shall be in the form numbered (6) in the First Schedule hereto.

23. Any such permit may be revoked at any time by any Superintendent or Inspector.

24. Any person who is in possession of any firearm, ammunition, or explosive in a prescribed area and who changes his place of abode shall, immediately before removing, give notice in writing of his new abode to the officer in charge of the nearest police-station, and the number, date, and place of issue of the certificate of registration of every such firearm, and a full description of any ammunition or explosive in his possession.

REGISTRATION OF FIREARMS.

25. Every application for a certificate of registration shall be made to the authorized officer nearest to the applicant’s usual place of abode, and shall state when, where, and from whom the applicant obtained the firearm, and the date, place, and number of the certificate of previous registration, if any.

26. Every certificate of registration shall be in the form numbered (7) in the First Schedule hereto.

27. Every authorized officer shall keep a copy of every certificate of registration issued by him, and shall also forward a copy of such certificate to the Superintendent or Inspector in charge of the district.

28. Every Superintendent or Inspector in charge of a district shall keep a register, in such form as the Commissioner of Police directs, of all certificates of registration issued to persons residing in his district.

29. Every certificate of registration shall have effect throughout New Zealand, but shall not entitle the holder thereof to have a firearm in any prescribed area within the meaning of section eight of the Act.

30. As often as any person in possession of a firearm which is required by the Act to be registered changes his place of abode he shall, either immediately before such removal or within thirty clear days thereafter, give notice of same in writing and forward his certificate of registration to the authorized officer nearest to his new place of abode. Such authorized officer shall record the new place of abode on the certificate and return it to the owner, and then forthwith forward the notice of change of abode to the Superintendent or Inspector in charge of the district.

31. Every owner of a registered firearm who intends to remove such firearm out of New Zealand shall give notice in writing of such intention to the authorized officer nearest to his place of abode not less than three clear days prior to such removal, and shall surrender to the said authorized officer the certificate of registration, and if such firearm is an unlawful weapon, the license to retain issued in respect of such firearm.

32. Whenever a registered firearm is lost, stolen, or destroyed the owner of such firearm shall forthwith give notice in writing of the loss, theft, or destruction, as the case may be, of the firearm to the authorized officer nearest to his place of abode, supply to such officer all information in his possession respecting such loss, theft, or destruction as aforesaid, and surrender to him the certificate of registration, and if such firearm is an unlawful weapon the license to retain issued in respect of such firearm.

LICENSED DEALERS IN ARMS.

33. Every application for a dealer’s license shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and delivered to the Superintendent or Inspector nearest to the place of business for which the license is required, and shall state the full name, abode, and occupation of the applicant, and shall describe the nature of the business carried on or to be carried on by the applicant.

34. If the Superintendent or Inspector is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold such a license, he may issue and deliver such license to the applicant upon payment of the prescribed fee.

35. A dealer’s license shall be in the form numbered 8 in the First Schedule hereto, and shall be for one place of business only. Every such license shall be void and may not be exercised after the expiration of twelve months from the date it was issued.

36. The record-book to be kept by a licensed dealer shall be in the form numbered 9 in the First Schedule hereto, and the prescribed particulars shall be entered therein before delivery of the firearm, ammunition, or explosive, and a separate book shall be kept for each place of business:
    Provided that for the record of the sale of explosives the entry in the book required to be kept under the Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908, shall be sufficient for the purposes of this regulation:
    Provided further, that for the purposes of section twelve of the Act, and of this and the next succeeding regulation, the term “ammunition” shall be deemed not to include ammunition for shot-guns of a kind ordinarily used in New Zealand for sporting purposes.

37. Every licensed dealer shall keep a book in the form numbered 10 in the First Schedule hereto and shall, immediately on receipt of the license enter therein a statement of all firearms, ammunition, and explosives then in his possession, and shall always thereafter truly and punctually enter therein a statement of all firearms, ammunition, and explosives received by him or coming into his possession.

38. All books and permits which a licensed dealer is required by the Act to keep, and all stocks of firearms, ammunition, and explosives kept by him, shall be available for inspection at any time by any Superintendent or Inspector or by any authorized officer.

FEES.

39. (a) The fees payable under the Act shall be those set out in the Second Schedule hereto.
    (b) No document for which a fee is prescribed shall be issued until such fee has been paid.
    (c) Every Superintendent or Inspector in charge of a district, or authorized officer, shall pay all fees received by him into the Public Account.

GENERAL.

40. The Commissioner of Police may appoint any member of the Police Force to be an officer authorized for the purposes of the Act.

41. The Controller-General of Prisons may authorize any officer of the Prisons Department, in the execution of his duties, to carry and have in his possession firearms belonging to the Crown (except unlawful weapons), and ammunition required for the same.

42. Every person to whom any license, certificate, or permit under the Act has been issued and who is authorized to retain the same shall, on demand of any constable, produce forthwith for inspection such document, and the unlawful weapon, firearm, ammunition, or explosive referred to therein.

43. Every license or certificate or permit issued under the Act which has been lost or destroyed may, on proof of such loss or destruction to the satisfaction of an officer authorized to issue such license, certificate, or permit, be replaced by a new license, certificate, or permit on payment of the fee prescribed for same in the Second Schedule hereto.

44. Every person who wilfully makes any false statement touching any of the particulars required to be known or registered under the provisions of the Act or these regulations