Regulatory Impact Statement: Arms Amendment Bill

Regulatory Impact Statement: Arms Amendment Bill

Date Published: 
April 2011

The two enclosed Regulatory Impact Statements (RIS) were prepared by New Zealand Police.

The first dated 11 August 2010 provided an analysis of options to amend the Arms Act 1983 to clarify the definition of “military style semi-automatic firearm” (MSSA) and to introduce import controls on airguns that have the appearance of real pistols.

The second RIS signed on 16 November 2010 only discussed the issue of the definition of MSSA following further work on options to ensure clarity over what firearms are to be categorised as MSSAs and consequently made subject to greater controls as intended by the Arms Amendment Act 1992.