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Import Prohibition (Offensive Weapons) Order 1972

NIUE LAWS
LEGISLATION AS AT DECEMBER 2006

IMPORT PROHIBITION (OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) ORDER 1972

SR 1972/223 – 24 October 1972

1 Title

This is the Import Prohibition (Offensive Weapons) Order 1972.

2 Importation of offensive weapons

The importation of the goods specified in the Schedule is hereby prohibited, except with the consent of the Minister of Customs and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to impose.

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SCHEDULE

Knuckle-dusters, knives incorporating knuckle-dusters, sword-sticks, and any weapon disguised to give the appearance of another article.

Any knife –

(a) Which has a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife, sometimes known as a ‘flick knife’ or ‘flick gun’; or

(b) Which has a blade which is released from the handle or sheath thereof by the force of gravity or the application of centrifugal force and which, when released, is locked in place by means of a button, spring, lever, or other device, sometimes known as a ‘gravity knife’.