What the official record says
This Act is the Depleted Uranium (Prohibition) Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. The purpose of this Act is to ban the possession, use, sale, manufacture, testing, and transit of uranium in all conventional munitions and armour within New Zealand and by agents of the New Zealand government. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act means munitions containing depleted uranium which may, by reason of its high density and hardness, penetrate amour means armour which contains depleted uranium to make it harder and resistant to being shot