Arms Rules, 1962
Central Rules · 195962 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Rules |
|---|---|
| Year | 1959 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 62 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Short title
- Section 2 Interpretation
- Section 3 Classification of arms or ammunition
- Section 4 Licensing authority and forms of licences
- Section 5 Appellate authorities
- Section 6 Reasons to be communicated to the appellate authority in certain cases
- Section 7 Direction and control over licensing authorities
- Section 8 Restriction in granting licences for acquisition, possessing or carrying of arms or ammunition of category I
- Section 9 Copies of licence of categories I and II to be sent to certain authorities
- Section 10 Possession of arms or ammunition for certain purposes to include use thereof
- Section 11 Restriction may be imposed by Central Government
- Section 13 Of retainer
- Section 15 Licences for target practice
- Section 16 Age limit for training and target practice
- Section 17 Traveller’s (temporary) licence
- Section 18 Application of section 4 of the Act
- Section 19 Arms other than fire-arms
- Section 20 Manufacture, conversion, shortening, repair, test, sale, etc., of arms or ammunition
- Section 21 Conversion, repair, test, sale, etc
- Section 22 Proof-testing of fire-arms
- Section 23 Licensing authorities to furnish information to the District Magistrate
- Section 24 Sale or keeping for sale certain arms and ammunition
- Section 25 Identification marks on fire-arins
- Section 26 Records of transactions in arms and ammunition
- Section 27 Inspection of premises, stock and record
- Section 28 Restrictions upon import or export for re-import of arms or ammunition
- Section 29 Import by sea or air
- Section 30 Vessels entering the territorial waters of India
- Section 31 Import by land or river of arms and amnmniton
- Section 32 Bringing of arms or ammunition into India by bona fide tourists
- Section 33 Of exports
- Section 34 Export by land or river of arms and ammunition
- Section 35 Export and re-import of arms and ammunition by sea or air
- Section 36 Arms or ammunition to be delivered to Commissioner of Customs in certain cases
- Section 37 Prohibition of transport of arms and ammunition
- Section 38 Transport of arms or ammunition
- Section 39 Licence for import, transport and re-export of arms and ammunition
- Section 40 Scrutiny by authorities of consignments containing arms and ammunition
- Section 41 Production and delivery of licence or import/export/transport
- Section 42 Import, transport and export of arms and ammunition for the Government of Nepal or the King of Nepal
- Section 43 Transport of arms from any plaee in Nepal to any other place in Nepal through Indian, territory
- Section 44 Transit licences for bona fide travellers
- Section 45 Licensee to keep in custody arms and ammunition
- Section 46 Deposit of arms and ammunition under section 21
- Section 47 Deposit of arms and ammunition for safe custody otherwise than under section 21
- Section 48 Records and returns of the articles deposited
- Section 49 Inspection
- Section 50 Previous consent in certain cases
- Section 51 Application for licence
- Section 52 Form of licence
- Section 53 Variation of conditions of licences
- Section 54 Renewal of licences
- Section 55 1 2|Appeal against the order of a licensing authority or an authority suspen ding or revoking a licence under section 17(6)
- Section 57 Fee payable for licence
- Section 58 Fee payable for copies and duplicates
- Section 59 Fee payable on a petition for appeal made under section 18(1)
- Section 60 Collection of fees
- Section 61 Dealers to maintain registers, etc. in certain cases
- Section 62 Production of licence
- Section 63 Production of arms
- Section 64 Savings
- Section 213 Acquisition/ (a) I (b),I(c) Whole of India Central Government in the Whole of India or ’(District Magistrate) III
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