Arms Act 1959 Section 26 : 1.[Secret contraventions : (1) Whoever does any act in contravention of any of the provisions of section 3, 4, 10 or 12 in such manner as to indicate an intention that such act may not be known to any…
Arms Act 1959 Chapter V : Offences And Penalties : Section 25 : Punishment for certain offences : 1.[(1) Whoever (a) 2.[manufactures, obtains, procures], sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests or proves, or exposes or offers for sale or transfer, or has in his possession for…
Arms Act 1959 Section 24B : 1.[Prohibition as to carrying of notified arms in or through public places in disturbed areas, etc : (1) Where the Central Government is satisfied that there is extensive disturbance of public peace and tranquillity or imminent danger of such…
Arms Act 1959 Section 24A : 1.[Prohibition as to possession of notified arms in disturbed areas, etc : (1) Where the Central Government is satisfied that there is extensive disturbance of public peace and tranquility or imminent danger of such disturbance in any area and…
Arms Act 1959 Section 24 : Seizure and detention under orders of the Central Government : The Central Government may at any time order the seizure of any arms or ammunition in the possession of any person, notwithstanding that such person is entitled by virtue…
Arms Act 1959 Section 23 : Search of vessels, vehicles for arms, etc : Any Magistrate, any police officer or any other officer specially empowered in this behalf by the Central Government, may for the purpose of ascertaining whether any contravention of this Act or…
Arms Act 1959 Section 22 : Search and seizure by Magistrate : (1) Whenever any Magistrate has reason to believe (a) that any person residing within the local limits of his jurisdiction has in his possession any arms or ammunition for any unlawful purpose, or…
Arms Act 1959 Section 21 : Deposit of arms, etc., on possession ceasing to be lawful : (1) Any person having in his possession any arms or ammunition the possession whereof has, in consequence of the expiration of the duration of a licence or of…
Arms Act 1959 Section 20 : Arrest of persons conveying arms, etc., under suspicious circumstances : Where any person is found carrying or conveying any arms or ammunition whether covered by a licence or not, in such manner or under such circumstances as to afford…
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…