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…