(1) This Act may be called the Arms Act, 1959.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
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1. 1st October, 1962, vide notification No. G.S.R. 992, dated 13th July, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i)आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 2 · Definitions and interpretation.Section 3 · Licence for acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition.Section 4 · Licence for acquisition and possession of arms of specified description in certain cases.Section 5 · Licence for manufacture, sale, etc., of arms and ammunition.Section 6 · Licence for the shortening of guns or conversion of imitation firearms into firearms.Section 7 · Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of manufacture or sale of prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition.Section 8 · Prohibition of sale or transfer of firearms not bearing identification marks.Section 9 · Prohibition of acquisition or possession by, or of sale or transfer to, young persons and certain other persons of firearms, etc.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 15 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.