Arms Act • Official Statutory Text & Practice Guide
Whoever
(a) purchases any firearms or any other arms of such class or description as may be prescribed or any ammunition from any other person knowing that such other person is not licensed or authorised under section 5; or
Form of Charge
Form of Charge under section 29(a)
I,..............(name and office of the Magistrate, etc.),hereby charge you..............(name of the accused)as follows:
That you,on or about the...............day of.............., at..............., purchased firearms, namely,..............., or other arms of such class or description as may be prescribed..............(give class or description of the arms) or ammunition, namely,..............., from other person, namely,..............., knowing that such other person was not licensed or authorised under section 5 of the Arms Act, 1959, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 29(a) of the Arms Act, 1959, and within my cognizance.
And I hereby direct that you be tried by this Court on the said charge.
(b) delivers any arms or ammunition into the possession of another person without previously ascertaining that such other person is entitled by virtue of this Act or any other law for the time being in force to have, and is not prohibited by this Act or such other law from having, in his possession the same;
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three
years, or with fine, or with both .
Form of Charge
Form of Charge under section 29(b)
I,..............(name and office of the Magistrate, etc.),hereby charge you..............(name of the accused)as follows:
That you,on or about the...............day of.............., at..............., delivered arms or ammunition, namely,..............., into the possession of another person, namely,..............., without previously ascertaining that such other person was entitled by virtue of this Arms Act or other law for the time being in force to have and was not prohibited by this Act or such other law from having, in your possession, the same and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 29(b) of the Arms Act, 1959, and within my cognizance.
And I hereby direct that you be tried by this Court on the said charge.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 29
Section 29 punishes knowingly purchasing arms or ammunition from an unlicensed person or delivering arms or ammunition into the possession of any person not legally entitled to possess them under the Act.
When defending a licensed dealer or individual accused under Section 29, produce the register of delivery, valid licence verification records, and identity documents taken at the time of delivery. Show that the accused exercised reasonable due diligence and had no knowledge of any subsequent license suspension or fraudulent representation by the purchaser.