Act no.

54 of 1959)
CONTENTS
Sections Particulars

Preamble

Chapter I
PRELIMINARY
1
Short title, extent and commencement
2
Definitions

Chapter II
ACQUISITIN! PSSESSIN! MANU"ACTURE! SALE! IMPRT! E#PRT AN$ TRANSPRT " ARMS AN$
AMMUNITIN
3
Licence for acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition
4
Licence for acquisition and possession of arms of specified description in certain cases
5
Licence for manufacture, sale, etc., of arms and ammunition

Licence for the shortenin! of !uns or con"ersion of imitation firearms into firearms
#
Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of manufacture or sale, of prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition
$
Prohibition of sale or transfer of firearms not bearin! identification mar%s
&
Prohibition of acquisition or possession b', or of sale or transfer to 'oun! persons and certain other persons of fire
arms, etc.
1(
Licence for import and export of arms, etc.
11
Po)er to prohibit import or export of arms, etc.
12
Po)er to restrict or prohibit transport of arms

Chapter III
PR%ISINS RELATIN& T LICENCES
13
*rant of licences
14
+efusal of licences
15
Duration and rene)al of licence
1
,ees, etc., for licence
1#
-ariation, suspension and re"ocation of licences
1$
.ppeals

Chapter I%
P'ERS AN$ PRCE$URE
1&
Po)er to demand production of licence, etc.
2(
.rrest of persons con"e'in! arms, etc., under suspicious circumstances
21
Deposit of arms, etc., on possession ceasin! to be la)ful
22
Search and sei/ure b' ma!istrate
23
Search of "essels, "ehicles for arms, etc.
24
Sei/ure and detention under orders of the 0entral *o"ernment
24.
Prohibition as to possession of notified arms in disturbed areas, etc.
241
Prohibition as to carr'in! of notified arms in or throu!h public places in disturbed areas, etc.

Chapter %
""ENCES AN$ PENALTIES
25
Punishment for certain offences
2
Secret contra"entions
2#
Punishment for usin! arms, etc.
2$
Punishment for use and possession of firearms or imitation firearms in certain cases
2&
Punishment for %no)in!l' purchasin! arms, etc., from unlicensed person or for deli"erin! arms, etc., to person not
entitled to possess the same
3(
Punishment for contra"ention of licence or rule
31
Punishment for subsequent offences
32
Po)er to confiscate
33
2ffence b' companies

Chapter %I
MISCELLANEUS
34
Sanction of the 0entral *o"ernment for 3arehousin! of .rms
35
0riminal responsibilit' of persons in occupation of premises in certain cases
3
4nformation to be !i"en re!ardin! certain offences
3#
.rrest and searches
3$
2ffences to be co!ni/able
3&
Pre"ious sanction of the district ma!istrate necessar' in certain cases
4(
Protection of action ta%en in !ood faith
41
Po)er to exempt
42
Po)er to ta%e census of firearms
43
Po)er to dele!ate
44
Po)er to ma%e rules
45
.ct not to appl' in certain cases
4
+epeal of .ct 11 of 1$#$