sec.168CDealing with surrendered firearm or prescribed thing

### sec.168C Dealing with surrendered firearm or prescribed thing This section applies if a person surrenders a firearm or prescribed thing under section 168B (1) (a) (ii) or (4) . On the surrender of the firearm or prescribed thing, the firearm or prescribed thing— becomes the property of the State; and is taken, for the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 21 , part 3 , division 7 to have been forfeited to the State. In this section— prescribed thing see section 168B (8) . s 168C ins 2003 No. 5 s 19 amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84 , 86 ); 2020 No. 23 s 64 ; 2022 No. 4 s 37 (sec.168C-ssec.1) This section applies if a person surrenders a firearm or prescribed thing under section 168B (1) (a) (ii) or (4) . (sec.168C-ssec.2) On the surrender of the firearm or prescribed thing, the firearm or prescribed thing— becomes the property of the State; and is taken, for the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 21 , part 3 , division 7 to have been forfeited to the State. (sec.168C-ssec.3) In this section— prescribed thing see section 168B (8) . - (a) becomes the property of the State; and - (b) is taken, for the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 21 , part 3 , division 7 to have been forfeited to the State.