Arms Act 1959
Section 6 :
Licence for the shortening of guns or conversion of imitation firearms into firearms :
No person shall shorten the barrel of a firearm or convert an imitation firearm into a firearm 1.(or convert from any category of firearms mentioned in the Arms Rules, 2016 into any other category of firearms) unless he holds in this behalf a licence issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
Explanation :
In this section, the expression imitation firearms means anything which has the appearance of being a firearm, whether it is capable of discharging any shot, bullet or other missile or not.
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1. Inserted by Act 48 of 2019, Section 5 (w.e.f. 14-12-2019).
