ARMS RULES, 1962
.—(1) These rules may be called the Arms Rules, 1962.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st October, 1962.
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1. Vide G.S.R. 987, dated 13th July, 1962, published in the Gazette of India, Pt. II, Sec. 3(i), dated 28th July
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "Act" means the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959);
(b) "appellate authority" means the appellate authority referred to in rule 5;
(c) "authority" or "officer" means, except where otherwise specifically provided in these rules, the District Magistrate or such other Officer as may, from time to time, be notified in the Official Gazette by the Central Government;
(d) "company" has the same meaning as that assigned to it in the Explanation under section 33;
(e) "dealer" means a person who, by way of trade or business, manufacturers, converts, repairs, proves, tests, sells, exports, imports, or transfers or keeps, for
For the purposes of the Act and these rules, "arms" or “ammunition” shall be of the categories specified in columns 2 and 3 respectively of Schedule I and references to any category of arms or ammunition in these rules shall be construed accordingly.
Licences under Chapter II of the Act may be granted or renewed for such purposes, by such authorities, in such Forms and to be valid for such period and in such areas as are specified in Schedule II, subject to such conditions as are specified in that Schedule and in the licence:
1[Provided that the licences granted or renewed by a licensing authority may be signed by such officer subordinate to that authority as may be specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government.]
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1. Added by G.S.R. 1011 (A), dated 7th August, 1972.
.(1) For the purposes of the Act and these rules the appellate authority to whom an appeal shall lie from an order of the licensing or other authority specified in Column (1) of the table belowshall be that specified in the corresponding entry in Column (2) thereof:
TABLE
Authority Appellate authority
(1) (2)
(a) Tahsildar; or 1st or 2nd class Magistrate, or Sub-divisional Magistrate. District Magistrate.
(b)Additional District Magistrate,District Magistrate. (i) Commissioner of the Division, or in a Union territory, the Administrator thereof, or
(ii) in the Sate of Madras Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the Board of Revenue, or
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Where a licensing authority is of opinion that it will not be in the public interest to furnish reasons for the refusal, renewal, variation of conditions, revocation or suspension, of a licence, to the applicant, the recorded reasons therefor and the facts of the case shall be communicated by him to appellate authority.
All licensing authorities shall work under the direction and control of their respective appellate authorities.
(a) No licence shall be granted for acquisition, possession or carrying of arms or ammunition of categories I (b), I (c) and I (d) unless they have been lawfully imported into India or are being imported into India with the sanction of the Central Government.
(b) A licence for acquisition, possessing or carrying of ammunition of categories I (b) and I (c) shall be granted only if the licensing authority is satisfied that the ammunition is to be sued with rifles or muskets which are lawfully possessed for sporting purposes or with pistols or revolvers which have been lawfully imported into India; and the amount of ammunition which the licensee may possess during each period of 12 months immediately succeeding the date of grant of licence shall be entered in the licence.
A copy of every licence granted for arms or ammunition of categories I(a), I(b), I (c), I (d) and II, shall forthwith be sent—
(a) to the District Magistrate of the place in which the arms or ammunition are to be kept, or
(b) to the State Government if such place is in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Possession of the following arms or ammunition for the purposes mentioned against each includes use thereof, for such purposes only provided that such use does not involve manufacture of any arms or ammunition (including explosive and fire-works):—
(a) arms, for theatrical performance, cinematograph production or signalling for starting races or athletic meets;
(b) ingredients of ammunition, for bona fide industrial, agricultural or medicinal purposes.
[(1)] Any licence having effect outside the State in which it is granted, shall be subject to any restrictions which may be imposed by a general or special order of the Central Government.
2[(2) Save where he is specially authorised in this behalf by the District Magistrate concerned, the licensee shall not carry any arms covered by the licence within the campus or precincts of any educational institution.]
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1. Rule 11 re-numbered as sub-rule (1) thereof by G.S.R. 1259, dated 27th November, 1980.
2. Ins. by G.S.R. 1259, dated 27th November, 1980.
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(1) When the owner of any arms or ammunition licensed in Form III 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 III.
(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 th
(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.
(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, a
Where a licence in Form VI has been granted in the name of any militarymess, club or association, it shall be lawful for any member of such mess, club or association to use the fire-arms or ammunition covered by such licence for the purpose of the mess, club or association in accordance with the conditions of the licence.
Any person below the age of sixteen years but not below the age of twelve years may be allowed to use a fire-arm for the purpose of (raining in the use of such fire-arm in the immediate presence, or under the direct supervision and guidance of an adult instructor or the licensee:
Provided that no person below the age of sixteen years shall be allowed to carry any fire-arm requiring a licence, in, a public place, except in the immediate presence and supervision of the person who is lawfully entitled to carry such fire-arm.
Explanation.--For the purpose of this rule, an "adult" means a person who has completed the age of twenty-one years.
(1) Subject to the provisions of rule 8, a licence in Form VIII may be granted to any bona fide traveller, proceeding from the place of his arrival in India to his place of destination in India, for the possession and carrying of arms or ammunition for the duration of the journey, by the licensing authority at the place of arrival.
(2) A copy of every such licence shall be forthwith sent to the District Magistrate having jurisdiction over the place of destination of the licensee; such authority shall satisfy himself, when necessary, that the licensee
In any area specified in the notification issued by the Central Government under Section 4, licences for acquisition, possession or carrying in that area of arms of such class or description as may be specified in that notification may also be granted or renewed as provided in Schedule II, subject to such conditions as are specified in that schedule and in the licence.
Unless the Central or State Government by notification in the Official Gazette so directs, no licence shall be required for the manufacture, sale, possession for sale, or test, of arms of category V except in the
Manufacture, conversion, shortening, repair, test, sale, etc. of arms or ammunition.(1) The licensing authority while granting a licence in Form IX shall show clearly in the licence form--
(i) the categories and description of the arms or ammunition covered by the licence;
(ii) the transactions permitted in respect of the different categories of arms or ammunition, and omit any transactions or categories of arms or ammunition, not covered by the licence.
(2) A copy of every licence granted in Form IX by an authority other than the District Magistrate of the place of business, factory or shop of the licensee shall forthwith be sent to that District Magistrate.
(1) Where a licence is granted in Form IX or Form XI for conversion or repair, but not manufacture, of any category of fire-arms or ammunition, it entitles the licensee to fabricate components or parts, for the purpose of conversion or repair of such fire-arms or ammunition but not to manufacture such components or parts to be utilised for assembling into complete fire-arms or ammunition of any category which he is allowed to manufacture.
(2) (a) a licence in Form XI shall not entitle the dealer to shorten a fire-arm or to convert an imitation fire-arm, into a fire-arm, unless he has a licence in Form IX showing specifically that he is permitted to shorten a fire-arm or convert an imitation fire-arm into a fire-arm
(b) Under no circumstances shall a dealer shorten the barrel of a rifle or smooth-bore gun so that the resultant length beco
.—(1) Proof-testing of fire-arms manufactured by a licensed dealer shall be carried out only in accordance with the regulations which may be framed by the Central Government or framed by such authorities as the Central Government may specify in this behalf and approved by that Government.
(2) No dealer shall sell a fire-arm which has not been duly proof-tested.
A copy of every licence granted in any Form by any authority other than a District Magistrate shall be sent forthwith to the District Magistrate having jurisdiction over the area in which the place of business or residence of the licensee is situated.
(1) The State Government or, in the States of 1[Tamil Nadu], Andhra Pradesh or Kerala, the Board of Revenue, may, by licence granted by it in Form XI or Form XII, authorise selected dealers to sell or keep for sale a specified amount of ammunition of category I (c).
(2) A dealer possessing a licence in Form IX, Form XI, or Form XII shall not sell or transfer any arms or ammunition of category I (b) or I (c) to any person, unless the acquisition or possession of such arms or ammunition is expressly permitted in his licence or in his certificate of exemption.
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1. Subs. by G.S.R. 733, dated 1st July, 1974.
.(1) A manufacturer of fire-arms shall get every fire-arm manufactured by him stamped so as to show distinctly--
(a) the maker's name and registered trade mark, if any;
(b) the serial number of the weapon as entered in his register and the year of stamping; and
(c) proof-mark;
as shown in the following table :
TABLE
Weapons Manufacturer's name Serial number (Register No.) Proof-mark
1 2 3 4
1 . DBBL
Weapons (i) On the rib at the top near the breach (i) On the fastner (i) On the flats of the barrels.
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.(1) Every dealer shall maintain such registers as may be prescribed by the Central Government to show receipts, disposals, balance of stock in hand and daily sales of arms or ammunition of different categories and provide such other information as may be required.
(2) Every entry of transactions in such registers shall be made before the close of business hours on the same day and in the case of a sale or transfer, the dealer shall, at the time of the transaction, require the purchaser or transferee, if not known to him, to furnish particulars sufficient for identification and shall immediately enter the said particulars in the registers.
Every Magistrate and police-officer not below the rank of Inspector, or if the Central Government so directs, of Sub-Inspector, 1[acting within the local limits of his authority, or any officer of the Central Government specially empowered in this behalf may]—
(a) enter and inspect the premises in which arms or ammunition are manufactured or in which arms or ammunition are kept by a manufacturer or dealer in such arms or ammunition; and
(b) examine the stock and accounts of receipts and disposals of arms and ammunition or any other register or document.
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1. Subs. by G.S.R. 3, dated 28th December, 1967.
A licence shall not be granted for the import or export for re-import of any arms or ammunition through the medium of post office.
Arms or ammunition shall be deemed to have been brought into India by a person when such arms or ammunition are imported though an agent and are either—
(i) consigned to such person direct, or
(ii) consigned to the said agent, if the agent possess, a certificate from the said person that the arms or ammunition are bona fide his property and the agent only clears the arms or ammunition from the customs house
Arms or ammunition carried by a vessel entering the territorial waters of India or leaving such waters, shall be deemed to be imported or exported as the case may be, irrespective of whether the vessel carrying the arms or ammunition does not berth.
(1) Where a licence is granted in Form XVI and the articles are consigned to an area not on the frontier of India, a copy of the licence shall forthwith be sent by the authority granting it to the Government of the State concerned or the District Magistrate having jurisdiction over the area in which they cross such frontier; and the State Government/District Magistrate may in its/his discretion require the licensee to produce the arms or ammunition for its/his inspection before allowing the same to be taken out.
(2) Where arms or ammunition are imported by rail, a copy of the licence shall forthwith be sent by the authority granting it to the railway authorities at the place to which such arms or ammunition are consigned.
[(1) A licence, valid for a period of six months from the date of the endorsement referred to in sub-rule (1A), may be granted in Form III to bona fide tourists referred to in clause (b) of the provisio to sub-section (1) of section 10, so far as practicable, six months prior to the expected date of arrival of the tourist in India:
Provided that the validity of the licence so granted shall commence only from the date of endorsement of the said licence and that the arms and ammunition covered by the licence shall not be used till the date of endorsement of the licence.
(1A) When a licence is granted in Form III to a bona fide tourist, under sub-rule (1), the licence, together with the passport/visa of the tourist, shall be presented to the licensing authority as soon as may be after the disembarkment of the tourist and the latter shall—
(1) The authority granting a licence in Form XVII for export by sea or air of arms or ammunition from customs ports to ports in foreign territory or commonwealth shall send a copy of such licence to the agent or master of the vessel or to the air carrier by which the arms or ammunition covered by the licence are intended to taken out of India.
(2) The weapons of the following description shall not be allowed to be exported namely:—
(i) weapons falling within the definition of "antiquity" under the Antiquities (Export Control) Act, 1947 (31 of 1947)*;
(ii) weapons of current and popular bores for which ammunition is available in the country; and
(iii) automatic weapons and weapons which are in use by the police or the armed
When a licence for export of arms or ammunition by land or river is granted in Form XVIII a copy of the licence shall forthwith be sent by the licensing authority—
(a) where the arms or ammunition are exported by rail, to the District Magistrate of the place from which the consignment is to be despatched or, in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, to the State Government, and such authority shall forthwith send a copy to the railway authorities at the station from which the consignment is to be despatched;
(b) where the arms or ammunition are exported by road or river, to the District Magistrate having jurisdiction over the area out of which they are to cross the frontier of India; and such Magistrate may, in his discretion, require the licensee to produce the arms or ammunition for his inspection before allowing them to leave
(1) A licence in Form XIX may be granted for export of arms or ammunition by sea or air from one place in India and re-import into another place in India—
(a) by the Central Government or any other officer specially empowered by it, if—
(i) the arms or ammunition are taken by sea or by an International Air Service or across intervening territory not forming part of India, or
(ii) the arms or ammunition form part of the estate of a deceased or insane person who was or is subject to the Indian Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957), or whose estate is dealt with under the Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950 (4 of 1950), where such arms or ammunition are to be sent to the wife, widow, legal representative or next-of-kin of such deceased or insane p
Where a vessel or aircraft bound for a port other than a port in India calls at any port in India in the course of its voyage, and remains there for a periods exceeding forty-eight hours, any arms or ammunition in the possession of any passenger not exempted from liability to take out a licence in respect of such possession shall be delivered by him to the Commissioner of Customs to be detained until the departure by sea or air, as the case may be, of such passenger, and it shall not be necessary for such passenger to take out any licence in respect of the arms or ammunition so delivered and detained.
(1) Save as herein otherwise provided, no person shall transport over India or any part thereof any fire-arms or ammunition or any arms of category V, except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted under these rules.
(2) Nothing in sub-rule (1) or in section 12 shall be deemed to apply to arms or ammunition—
(a) transported personally or as personal luggage, in reasonable quantities for his own use, by a person lawfully entitled to possess or carry such arms or ammunition;
(b) transported by a person licensed to manufacture such articles, for proof testing, in a case or package legibly addressed to a Government establishment or an establishment approved in this behalf by the Central Government, or re-transported by such establishment to such person;
(1) A copy of licence granted in Form XX for transport of arms or ammunition beyond the local limits of the jurisdiction of the authority granting it shall forthwith be sent to the District Magistrate having jurisdiction over the area where the place to which the articles are consigned is situated, or if such place is in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Government of the State.
(2) A copy of every such licence granted by a District Magistrate for transport within the limits of his jurisdiction shall forthwith be sent to the subordinate Magistrate (if any) having jurisdiction over the place to which the arms or ammunition are consigned.
(3) Where arms or ammunition are transported by rail, a copy of such licence or a copy of the no objection certificate referred to in rule 50 shall be attached to the way-bill or invoice, as the cas
Where under the authority of a licence for import, transport and re-export of arms or ammunition granted in Form XIX, the arms or ammunition are to be—
(a) transported across Indian territory entirely by rail, a copy of the licence shall forthwith be sent by the authority granting it, to the licensing authority and to the railway authority at the places from which the consignment is to be despatched;
(b) transported across Indian territory and re-exported by land or river, a copy of the licence shall forthwith be sent by the authority granting it to the District Magistrate having jurisdiction over the area out of which the consignment is to cross the frontier
(1) (a) (i) Where a package or case containing arms or ammunition is brought for export or transport, to a railway authority or shipping agent or a master of vessel or air carrier, the latter shall, before receiving the articles for despatch or despatching them, verify that they are accompanied by the original licence in the case of export or an attested copy of the licence in the case of transport or of export for re-import.
(ii) Where a consignment is received after import, or transport, by an authority at a port checking import or by a railway authority, such authority shall require the production of the original licence before delivering the consignment.
(b) Where arms or ammunition consigned to an area not on the frontier of India are imported, or where a consignment of arms or ammunition is exported, by land or river, the District
(1) The consignee of arms or ammunition imported/transported under a licence or his agent in the case of arms or ammunition exported under a licence shall—
(a) produce the licence, where the consignment in the course of import crosses the frontiers of India by land or river, within six days of such crossing, before the District Magistrate having jurisdiction over the area into which the consignment so crosses or before such other officer as the District Magistrate may appoint in that behalf;
(b) deliver that licence within six days of the arrival of the consignment—
(i) at the destination, in the case of such consignment has been imported or transported to a place in India, or
(ii) in the area of which such
(1) Where arms or ammunition are imported into India for despatch to the Government of Nepal or His Majesty the King of Nepal, the customs authorities at the port of disembarkation, or the licensing authority in other places, shall check the consignment against the list of arms or ammunition received from the Central Government; the package shall be sealed thereafter in the presence of a Customs Examiner or any other authority appointed for the purpose by the Central Government.
(2) (a) Where arms or ammunition imported into, or acquired in India are to be despatched to Nepal for the Government of Nepal, or His Majesty the King of Nepal, they shall be accompanied by a certificate from the Commissioner of Customs or the licensing authority of the area concerned to that effect; the certificate shall also contain a description of the marks on each package or case sufficient to enable
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in rules 8 and 28, the Ambassador of India in Nepal, on application made by or on behalf of His Majesty the King of Nepal, of the Government of Nepal and subject to confirmation by the Central Government, may grant a licence in Form XXI for the import into, possession in, transport across, or export out of, India from any place in the territory of Nepal to any other place in that territory across the frontiers of India, of arms or ammunition of categories I and II or any other category, by His Majesty the King of Nepal, personal accompanying him, his brothers, the Prime Minister of Nepal and Nepal Government’s Troops or Police, as the case may be.
(2) Where under the authority of a licence granted under sub-rule (1), arms or ammunition are to pass across Indian territory—
(a) if entirely by
(1) Where a licence is granted in Form XXII, the licensing authority shall endorse the passport/visa of the tourist to that effect.
(2) A copy of every licence granted in Form XXII shall forthwith be sent to such officer of the Government of the State in which the place of his departure from India is situated as may be specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government or the Administrator or Lieutenant-Governor or Chief Commissioner of Union territory, as the case may be.
(3) (a) The licensee shall not, while in India, sell or transfer any arms or ammunition covered by his licence without prior permission of the licensing authority of the place where such sale or transfer is to be effected. He shall produce the arms or ammunition or the permission of the licensing authority, as the case may be, at the time of leaving India and r
The licensee in Form XIV shall not accept for custody arms or ammunition without satisfying himself that there is no mala fide intention on the part of the depositor or any person on whose behalf the deposit is being made. The dealer shall either inform the nearest police station and the district magistrate personally, or despatch information to the officer-in-charge of the police station and the district magistrate by registered post on the day of deposit or return or disposal, as the case may be, of such arms or ammunition.
(1) When a licensing authority decides to suspend or revoke a licence or to refuse to renew it he shall while communicating his decision in writing to the licensee, inform him that—
(a) under section 21(1) he is required to deposit within such time as may be specified in the order suspending, revoking or refusing to renew the licence, the arms or ammunition covered by the licence, either with the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station or with a dealer holding a licence in Form XIV, or in case he is a member of the armed forces of the Union, in the unit armoury;
(b) subject to the proviso to section 21(2), during the period prescribed under sub-rule (4), he or, in the case of his death, his legal representative is entitled to sell or otherwise dispose of the arms or ammunition to any person lawfully entitled to po
(1) (a) A person lawfully possessing arms or ammunition may deposit them for safe custody with a dealer holding a licence in Form XIV or in a police station or, if he is a member of the armed forces of Union, in a unit armoury.
(b) Before accepting the arms or ammunition for deposit otherwise than under section 21(1), the dealer or officer-in-charge of police station or unit armoury shall satisfy himself that they are possessed under a valid licence issued under the Act and these rules or under exemption from the need for such licence.
(c) Members of the armed forces of the Union may be allowed to keep their arms or ammunition in safe custody in a unit armoury only during the tenure of their service.
(2) Where the arms or ammunition have been deposited under sub-rule (1), the dealer or the off
(1) The dealer or the officer-in-charge of the police station or unit armoury shall maintain such registers as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) A copy of the entries in the registers relating to the quarters ending on the last day of March, June, September and December each year, certified as true copy under the signature of the dealer or officer-in-charge of the police station or unit armoury, as the case may be, shall be forwarded to the district magistrate as early as possible after the expiry of each quarter.
(3) The licensed dealer or the officer-in-charge of the police station or unit armoury or of any other place specified under rule 46(3)(a)(i) where the arms or ammunition are kept, shall submit to the district magistrate by the 11th December each year a report showing the particulars of arms or ammunition in thei
(1) Arms and ammunition deposited in a police-station or with a dealer and transferred to the district malkhana and the register maintained for the purpose shall be inspected periodically by the District Magistrate or other officer appointed by the State Government in this behalf in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed by the State Government.
(2) The arms or ammunition deposited in a unit armoury and the register maintained for this purpose shall be inspected periodically by the officer commanding the unit or any other officer empowered by him in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Government of the State, where the unit is for the time being located.
(1) A licence having effect beyond the local limits of the authority of the officer granting it shall not be granted for the transport or export or re-import of any arms or ammunition to a place, without ascertaining that there is no objection to the grant of such licence on the part of—
(i) the district magistrate having jurisdiction over the area in which such place is situated; or
(ii) the Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, if such place is in that State; or
(iii) the Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Pondicherry, if such place is in any of the ex-French settlements in India.
(2) For the purposes of sub-rule (1), either—
(i) a cert
Every application for the grant of a licence under these rules—
(a) shall be submitted in Form A;
(b) may be presented by the applicant in person or sent through the medium of post office or otherwise, to the licensing authority, as far as possible having jurisdiction in respect of the place where he ordinarily resides or has his occupation;
(c) shall contain all such information as is necessary for the consideration of the application, and in particular—
(i) where the application is for the licence for the acquisition, possession and carrying of arms and ammunition for crop-protection, shall specify details of the land and cultivation requiring protection and area which the arms or ammunition are require
v[(1) A licence in Form II, Form III, Form IIIA, Form IV, Form V or Form VI, if granted for more than a year, to a person other than bona fide tourist as defined in section 10(1)(b) of the Act, shall be in book-form and shall contain the latest photograph of the licensee.]
(2) When a licence is granted in Form II, Form III, Form IIIA, Form IV, Form V or Form VI for the possession of arms to be acquired by the licensee subsequent to the grant of the licence, the authority granting the licence shall at the time of granting the same, direct that within a period specified by him in this behalf, which he may from time to time extend, the arms covered by the licence shall be acquired and that the licence or the arms or both shall be produced for his inspection and if within the period so specified or extended the licensee fails to acquire the arms and to produced the licence or the arms
(1) On application from a licence-holder, a licensing authority may extend the area of validity specified in his licence, if he is satisfied about the need of such extension, subject to the condition that the licensing authority has the power to grant a licence in relation to the area to which extension is sought.
(2) on application from a company holding a licence in Form II or Form III, for a change in the name of the member, agent or other representative of the company in whose name the licence has been granted or of a retainer included in the licence the necessary amendment may be made by the licensing authority.
(1) Every licence may, at its expiration and subject to the same condition (if any) as to the grant thereof, be renewed by the authority mentioned in Schedule II as renewing authority:
1[Provided that the licence so renewed may be signed in the appropriate column of the licence by such officer as may be specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government under rule 4.]
(2) The authority issuing a licence shall ordinarily be responsible for watching all future renewals of the licence. Where a licence is renewed by an authority other than the authority who granted it, the former shall forthwith inform the latter of the fact of renewal and the period for which such renewal is valid. The applicant for the renewal of a licence under this rule shall always be required to state his permanent residence, and, if he notifies a change in his
In any case in which an authority issues an order—
(a) refusing to grant or renew a licence or to give an objection certificate for such grant or renewal, or
(b) varying any condition of a licence or suspending or revoking a licence under sub-section (1), or sub-section (3), or sub-section (6) of section 17, the person aggrieved by such order may, within thirty days from the date of issue of the order, and subject to the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 18, prefer an appeal against that order to the concerned appellate authority.
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1. Subs. by S.O. 1470, dated 23th May, 1963.
On receipt of an appeal the appellate authority may call for the records of the case from the authority who passed the order appealed against and after giving the appellant a reasonable opportunity of being heard, pass final orders.
.—(1) 1[(a) Every licence granted or renewed under these rules shall, save as herein otherwise expressly provided, be chargeable with the fee (if any) specified in Schedule IV.]
(b) In any case where fee is prescribed for a year, free for a fraction of a year shall be the same as for a whole year.
(2) Where a licensee submits his application for renewal of his licence after the expiry of the period for which the licence was granted, the licensing authority may, if he decides to renew the licence, at his discretion levy—
(a) full fee as for initial grant of the licence, and
(b) if he is satisfied that the delay is not justifiable, or excusable, nor serious enough to warrant revocation of the licence or prosecution of the licensee, a l
Where a licence granted or renewed under these rules in lost or accidentally destroyed, the authority empowered to grant such licence may grant a duplicate—
(a) where the original licence was granted without the payment of any fee, on payment of a fee of 1[Rs. 50]; and
(b) in any other case on payment of a fee of 1[Rs. 100] or the fee with which the original licence was chargeable; whichever is less.
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1. Subs. by G.S.R. 1, dated 19th December, 1997 (w.e.f. 3-1-1998).
Every petition for appeal under section 18 (1) shall be accompanied by a fee of—
(a) 1[Rs. 100], if the fee for the licence in relation to which the appeal is preferred is 1[Rs. 50] or more; and
(b) 1[Rs. 50] in any other case.
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1. Subs. by G.S.R. 1, dated 19th December, 1997 (w.e.f. 3-1-1998).
All fees payable shall be paid in cash either in person or, at the option of the person concerned, by a money order/postal order, at the time of application.
Where no licence is required for the manufacture, sale, import, export or transport of any category or description of arms or ammunition by or through a dealer, the dealer may be asked to register his name and address and place of business in such manner and at such place as the Central Government may prescribe and the dealer shall maintain such register and furnish such information to the Central Government as it may require in respect of the arms or ammunition so manufactured, sold, imported, exported, or transported.
(1) Any person who—
(a) holds a licence granted or renewed or pass, permit or certificate granted under these rules, or
(b) is acting under colour of such licence, pass, permit or certificate, shall forthwith produce such licence, pass, permit or certificate upon demand by any magistrate or any police officer of a rank not below that of an officer-in-charge of a police station.
(2) While granting or renewing a licence, no authority shall impose a condition inconsistent with sub-rule (1).
1[(3) If a person who holds a licence in Form II changes his place of residence, permanently or temporarily for more than thirty consecutive days, and carries with him the weapon concerned by the licence, to a place other than indicated in column 2 o
The authority by whom any licence in Form II, Form III, Form IV, Form V or Form VI has been granted or renewed may, for the purposes of satisfying itself that any arm covered by such licence are still in the possession of the licensee, at any time while the licence is in force by order in writing, require the licensee—
(a) to produce the arms at such time and place for inspection of such officer as may be specified in the order; or
(b) at the option of the licensee to produce a certificate from—
(i) a magistrate or the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station in whose jurisdiction the licensee resides or has his occupation, or
(ii) if he is a Government servant, a gazetted officer to whom he is subor
.—(1) The Indian Arms Rules, 1951, are hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken (including any exemption, exclusion or withdrawal made, fee imposed, levied, remitted or reduced or power conferred) or deemed to have been done or taken under the said rules, shall, so far as it is consistent with these rules, be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.
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