(1) Every person aware of the commission of any offence under this Act
shall, in the absence of reasonable excuse the burden of proving which shall
lie upon such person, give information of the same to the officer in charge
of the
nearest police station or the magistrate having jurisdiction.
(2) Every person employed or working upon any railway, aircraft, vessel, vehicle or other means of conveyance shall, in the absence of reasonable excuse the burden of proving which shall lie upon such person, give information to the officer in charge of the nearest police station regarding any box, package or bale in transit which he may have reason to suspect contains arms or ammunition in respect of which an offence under this Act has been or is being committed.
Section 21 Deposit of arms, etc., on possession ceasing to be lawful
Section 22 Search and seizure by magistrate
Section 23 Search of vessels, vehicles for arms, etc
Section 24 Seizure and detention under orders of the Central Government
Section 24A Prohibition as to possession of notified arms in disturbed areas, etc
Section 25 Punishment for certain offences
Section 26 Secret contraventions
Section 27 Punishment for using arms, etc
Section 28 Punishment for use and possession of firearms or imitation firearms in certain cases
Section 30 Punishment for contravention of licence or rule
Section 31 Punishment for subsequent offences and Section 32 Power to confiscate
Section 33 Offences by companies
Section 34 Sanction of Central Government for warehousing of arms
Section 35 Criminal responsibility of persons in occupation of premises in certain cases.
Section 36 Information to be given regarding certain offences
Section 37 Arrest and searches
Section 42 Power to take census of firearms
Section 44 Power to make rules
Section 45 Act not to apply in certain cases, Section 46 Repeal of Act 11 of 1878