国际英语资讯:New Zealands arms control law comes into effect
<p><span word="WELLINGTON">WELLINGTON</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 1-- <span word="New">New</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tightening">tightening</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="illicit">illicit</span> <span word="brokers">brokers</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>," <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Disarmament">Disarmament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arms">Arms</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Winston">Winston</span> <span word="Peters">Peters</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brokering">Brokering</span> (<span word="Weapons">Weapons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Related">Related</span> <span word="Items">Items</span>) <span word="Controls">Controls</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> 2018, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="introduces">introduces</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="regulate">regulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brokering">brokering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealanders">Zealanders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="entities">entities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crippling">crippling</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span>," <span word="Peters">Peters</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Brokering">Brokering</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="brokering">brokering</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="complements">complements</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="import">import</span>, <span word="export">export</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealander">Zealander</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="entity">entity</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span>, <span word="wishing">wishing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="brokering">brokering</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broker">broker</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="brokering">brokering</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1, <span word="Peters">Peters</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brokers">brokers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="brokering">brokering</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p>
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