No person shall-
(a) acquire, have in his possession or carry; or
(b) 1 [use, manufacture] sell, transfer, convert, repair, test or prove; or
(c) expose or offer for sale or transfer or have in his possession for sale, transfer, conversion, repair, test or proof;
any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition unless he has been specially authorised by the Central Government in this behalf.
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1. Subs. by Act 42 of 1988, s. 4, for "manufacture" (w.e.f. 27-5-1988).
Arms Act 1959
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 8 Prohibition of sale or transfer of firearms not bearing identification marks
Section 10 Licence for import and export of arms, etc
Section 14 Refusal of licences
Section 15 Duration and renewal of licence
Section 16 Fees, etc., for licence
Section 17 Variation, suspension and revocation of licences
Section 19 Power to demand production of licence, etc
Section 20 Arrest of persons conveying arms, etc., under suspicious circumstances