Arms Act 1959 Section 46 : Repeal of Act 11 of 1878 : (1) The Indian Arms Act, 1878 (11 of 1878), is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Indian Arms Act, 1878 (11 of 1878), and without prejudice to the provisions of…
Arms Act 1959 Section 45 : Act not to apply in certain cases : Nothing in this Act shall apply to (a) arms or ammunition on board any sea-going vessel or any aircraft and forming part of the ordinary armament or equipment of such vessel…
Arms Act 1959 Section 44 : Power to make rules : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power,…
Arms Act 1959 Section 43 : Power to delegate : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power or function which may be exercised or performed by it under this Act other than the power under section 41…
Arms Act 1959 Section 42 : Power to take census of firearms : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct a census to be taken of all firearms in any area and empower any officer of Government to take such…
Arms Act 1959 Section 41 : Power to exempt : Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient in the public interest so to do, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to such conditions, if…
Arms Act 1959 Section 40 : Protection of action taken in good faith : No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
Arms Act 1959 Section 39 : Previous sanction of the district magistrate necessary in certain cases : No prosecution shall be instituted against any person in respect of any offence under section 3 without the previous sanction of the district magistrate.
Arms Act 1959 Section 38 : Offences to be cognizable : Every offence under this Act shall be cognizable within the meaning of the 1.[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).] -------- 1. Substituted for "Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)" by…
Arms Act 1959 Section 37 : Arrest and searches : Save as otherwise provided in this Act, (a) all arrests and searches made under this Act or under any rules made thereunder shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the 1.[Code of…
Arms Act 1959 Section 36 : Information to be given regarding certain offences : (1) Every person aware of the commission of any offence under this Act shall, in the absence of reasonable excuse the burden of proving which shall lie upon such person, give…
Arms Act 1959 Section 35 : Criminal responsibility of persons in occupation of premises in certain cases : Where any arms or ammunition in respect of which any offence under this Act has been or is being committed are or is found in any premises,…
Arms Act 1959 Chapter VI : Miscellaneous : Section 34 : Sanction of the Central Government for warehousing of arms : Notwithstanding anything contained in the 1.[Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962)] no arms or ammunition shall be deposited in any warehouse licensed under 2.[section…
Arms Act 1959 Section 33 : Offence by companies : (1) Whenever an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, or was responsible to the company for the…
Arms Act 1959 Section 32 : Power to confiscate : (1) When any person is convicted under this Act of any offence committed by him in respect of any arms or ammunition, it shall be in the discretion of the convicting court further to direct…
Arms Act 1959 Section 31 : Punishment for subsequent offences : Whoever having been convicted of an offence under this Act is again convicted of an offence under this Act shall be punishable with double the penalty provided for the latter offence.
Arms Act 1959 Section 30 : Punishment for contravention of licence or rule : Whoever contravenes any condition of a licence or any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder, for which no punishment is provided elsewhere in this Act shall be punishable…
Arms Act 1959 Section 29 : Punishment for knowingly purchasing arms, etc., from unlicensed person or for delivering arms, etc., to person not entitled to possess the same : Whoever (a) purchases any firearms or any other arms of such class or description as may…
Arms Act 1959 Section 28 : Punishment for use and possession of firearms or imitation firearms in certain cases : Whoever makes or attempts to make any use whatsoever of a firearm or an imitation firearm with intent to resist or prevent the lawful arrest…
Arms Act 1959 Section 27 : 1.[Punishment for using arms, etc : (1) Whoever uses any arms or ammunition in contravention of section 5 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to…