(1) When the owner of any arms or ammunition licensed in Form 111 applies for permitting his agent, relative or employee to possess or carry any of the arms or ammunition covered by the licence for sport, protection or display, on his behalf, whether in attendance only or not and in circumstances different from those mentioned in the proviso to section 3, such agent, relative or employee may, if the licensing authority considers it fit, be shown as a retainer by entering his name and other particulars in column 6 of the owner’s licence in Form 111.
(2) A licence in Form III granted to a company for the protection of its premises or property shall be in the name of a member, agent or other representative of the company, who shall be responsible for the custody of the weapon. The name of a servant or any other employee entrusted with weapon for guarding the premises or property of the company shall be entered as a retainer in the appropriate column of the licence. The licensing authority shall issue to the licensee a permit in Form IIIB for each of such retainers shown in the licencee. The permit shall remain in the personal custody of representative of the company and shall be made over to the retainers when they are entrusted with the weapon covered by the licence:
’[Provided that the licensing authority shall obtain a report from the Police about the antecedents of the retainer and take into consideration such report before admitting him as retainer.]
(3) A licence in Form IIIA for possessing and carrying of arms or ammunition may be granted to a person nominated to be his retainer by a person exempted from licensing requirements:
Provided that the retainer shall have no right, independent of the person so exempted, to use the arms or ammunition covered by the licence, and the licence shall cease to be in force on the day on which the person so exempted has ceased to be an exemptee, or the retainer has ceased to be in the service of the exemptee:
’[Provided further that the licensing authority shall obtain a report from the Police about the antecedents of the retainer and take into consideration such report before admitting him as a retainer.]
14. Licences for protection of crops and cattle.-—(1) Where a licence is granted in Form V, any member of the family of the licensee or a servant employed by the licensee to watch the crops or cattle and residing with him, may, in the discretion of the licensing authority, be allowed to carry any of the arms or ammunition covered by the licence to protect crops or cattle against wild animals in the area specified in the licence by entering his name and particulars in column 2 thereof.
1. Ins. by G.S.R. 1259, dated 27th November, 1980.
2. Rule 12 omitted by G.S.R. 1418, dated 15th September, 1965.
3. Ins. by G.S.R. 703, dated 15th July, 1981.
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(2) Where, after the end of any harvest season, the State Government considers it expedient that for the protection of wildlife in any area, any arms or ammunition licensed in Form V should be deposited in a police station or with a licensed dealer, it may, by order require any licensee to deposit such arms or ammunition for such period as the arms or ammunition are not required for the protection of crops or cattle and as may be specified therein, and thereupon the licensee should be bound to comply with such order.