Arms Act (Arms Act)

Master statutory directory covering all 46 sections of Arms Act. Live search by section number or subject matter, and click through to the complete statutory practice guide.

Arms Act Statutory Sections Directory

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Sec 1 Short title, extent and commencement
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Sec 2 Definitions and interpretation
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Sec 3 Licence for acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition
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Sec 4 Licence for acquisition and possession of arms of specified description in certain cases
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Sec 5 Licence for manufacture, sale, etc., of arms and ammunition
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Sec 6 Licence for shortening of guns or conversion of imitation firearms into firearms
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Sec 7 Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of manufacture or sale, of prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition
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Sec 8 Prohibition of sale or transfer of firearms not bearing identification marks
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Sec 9 Prohibition of acquisition or possession by, or of sale or transfer to, young persons and certain other persons of firearms, etc.
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Sec 10 Licence for import and export of arms, etc.
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Sec 11 Power to prohibit import or export of arms, etc.
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Sec 12 Power to restrict or prohibit transport of arms
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Sec 13 Grant of licences
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Sec 14 Refusal of licences
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Sec 15 Duration and renewal of licence
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Sec 16 Fees, etc., for licence
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Sec 17 Variation, suspension and revocation of licences
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Sec 18 Appeals
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Sec 19 Power to demand production of licence, etc.
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Sec 20 Arrest of persons conveying arms, etc., under suspicious circumstances
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Sec 21 Deposit of arms, etc., on possession ceasing to be lawful
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Sec 22 Search and seizure by magistrate
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Sec 23 Search of vessels, vehicles for arms, etc.
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Sec 24 Seizure and detention under orders of the Central Government
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Sec 25 Punishment for certain offences
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Sec 26 Secret contraventions
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Sec 27 Punishment for using arms, etc.
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Sec 28 Punishment for use and possession of firearms or imitation firearms in certain cases
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Sec 29 Punishment for knowingly purchasing arms, etc., from unlicensed person or for delivering arms, etc., to person not entitled to possess the same
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Sec 30 Punishment for contravention of condition of licence, etc.
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Sec 31 Punishment for subsequent offences
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Sec 32 Power to confiscate
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Sec 33 Offences by companies
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Sec 34 Sanction of the Central Government for warehousing of arms
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Sec 35 Criminal responsibility of persons in occupation of premises in certain cases
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Sec 36 Information to be given to the police in respect of certain offences
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Sec 37 Arrest and searches
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Sec 38 Offences to be cognizable
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Sec 39 Previous sanction of the district magistrate necessary in certain cases
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Sec 40 Protection of action taken in good faith
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Sec 41 Power to exempt
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Sec 42 Power to take census of firearms
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Sec 43 Power to delegate
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Sec 44 Power to make rules
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Sec 45 Act not to apply in certain cases
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Sec 46 Repeal of Act 11 of 1878
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Arms Act (46 Sections)