Firearms Regulations 2016
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4 Prescribed firearms
For paragraph (f) of the definition of firearm in section 3 of the Act, each of the following is a prescribed thing:
(a) a grenade launcher;
(b) [Regulation 4 Amended by S.R. 2024, No. 74, Applied:01 Dec 2024] a mortar that is capable of being carried manually by a single person;
(c) [Regulation 4 Amended by S.R. 2024, No. 74, Applied:01 Dec 2024] [Regulation 4 Amended by S.R. 2025, No. 52, Applied:19 Nov 2025] a modified foam blaster, gel blaster or toy firearm.
(d) [Regulation 4 Amended by S.R. 2024, No. 74, Applied:01 Dec 2024] [Regulation 4 Amended by S.R. 2025, No. 52, Applied:19 Nov 2025] . . . . . . . .