Arms Act 1959 Chapter IV : Powers And Procedure : Section 19 : Power to demand production of licence, etc : (1) Any police officer or any other officer specially empowered in this behalf by the Central Government may demand the production of his licence…
Arms Act 1959 Section 18 : Appeals : (1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the licensing authority refusing to grant a licence or varying the conditions of a licence or by an order of the licensing authority or the authority to whom the…
Arms Act 1959 Section 17 : Variation, suspension and revocation of licences : (1) The licensing authority may vary the conditions subject to which a licence has been granted except such of them as have been prescribed and may for that purpose require the licence…
Arms Act 1959 Section 16 : Fees, etc., for licence : The fees on payment of which, the conditions subject to which and the form in which a licence shall be granted or renewed shall be such as may be prescribed: Provided that different fees,…
Arms Act 1959 Section 15 : Duration and renewal of licence : (1) A licence under section 3 shall, unless revoked earlier, continue in force for a 1.(period of five years) from the date on which it is granted: Provided that such a licence may…
Arms Act 1959 Section 14 : Refusal of licences : (1) Notwithstanding anything in section 13, the licensing authority shall refuse to grant (a) a licence under section 3, section 4 or section 5 where such licence is required in respect of any prohibited arms…
Arms Act 1959 Chapter III : Provisions Relating To Licences : Section 13 : Grant of licences : (1) An application for the grant of a licence under Chapter II shall be made to the licensing authority and shall be in such form, contain such…
Arms Act 1959 Section 12 : Power to restrict or prohibit transport of arms : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, (a) direct that no person shall transport over India or any part thereof arms or ammunition of such classes…
Arms Act 1959 Section 11 : Power to prohibit import or export of arms, etc : The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, prohibit the bringing into, or the taking out of, India, arms or ammunition of such classes and descriptions as…
Arms Act 1959 Section 10 : Licence for import and export of arms, etc : (1) No person shall bring into, or take out of, India by sea, land or air any arms or ammunition unless he holds in this behalf a licence issued in…
Arms Act 1959 Section 9 : Prohibition of acquisition or possession by, or of sale or transfer to, young persons and certain other persons of firearms, etc : (1) Notwith-standing anything in the foregoing provisions of this Act (a) no person, (i) who has not…
Arms Act 1959 Section 8 : Prohibition of sale or transfer of firearms not bearing identification marks : (1) No person, shall obliterate, remove, alter or forge any name, number or other identification mark stamped or otherwise shown on a 1.(firearm or ammunition). (2) No…
Arms Act 1959 Section 7 : Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of manufacture or sale, of prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition : No person shall (a) acquire, have in his possession or carry; or (b) 1.[use, manufacture,] sell, transfer, convert, repair, test or prove;…
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…
Arms Act 1959 Section 5 : Licence for manufacture, sale, etc., of arms and ammunition : 1.[(1)] No person shall (a) 2.[use, 3.[manufacture, obtain, procure],] sell, transfer, convert, repair, test or prove, or (b) expose or offer for sale or transfer or have in his…
Arms Act 1959 Section 4 : Licence for acquisition and possession of arms of specified description in certain cases : If the Central Government is of opinion that having regard to the circumstances prevailing in any area it is necessary or expedient in the public…
Arms Act 1959 Chapter II : Acquisition, Possession, Manufacture, Sale, Import, Export And Transport Of Arms And Ammunition : Section 3 : Licence for acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition : 1.[(1)] No person shall acquire, have in his possession, or carry any firearm…
Arms Act 1959 Section 2 : Definitions and interpretation : (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) acquisition with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes hiring, borrowing, or accepting as a gift; (b) ammunition means ammunition for any firearm, and includes,…
Arms Act 1959 1.[Act No. 54 Of 1959] Statement of Objects and Reasons : The Indian Arms Act, 1878, was intended to disarm the entire nation. Even after independence, the law declaring "swords, daggers, spears, spear-heads, bow and arrows" as "arms" has been allowed to…
Pcma act 2006 Section 21 : Repeal and savings : (1) The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 (19 of 1929) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, all cases and other proceedings pending or continued under the said Act at the commencement of this Act…