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Possession of arms of any description without license prohibited in certain places
Act: Arms Act 1878
Section Provisions
THE ARMS ACT, 1878 THE ARMS ACT, 1878 ACT No. XI OF 1878 [15th March, 1878] An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Arms, Ammunition and Military Stores. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms, ammunition and military stores ; It is hereby enacted as follows:‑ IV.‑GOING ARMED AND POSSESSING ARMS, ETC. 15. Possession of arms of any description without license prohibited in certain places.------In any place to which section 32, clause 2, of Act No. XXXI of 1860 (Act 31 of 1860 was rep. by s. 3 of this Act.) applies at the time this Act comes into force or to which (The original words " the Local Government with the previous sanction of the Governor General in Council" were first subs. by A. O., 1937 and then amended by A. O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., to read as above.)[the appropriate Government] may by notification in the (Subs. by A. O., 1937, for "local offcial Gazette".)[official Gazette] specially extend this section(S. 15 has been especially extended to‑ (1) Places in the Punjab, see Punjab Gazette, 1899, Pt. I, p. 285; ibid., 1900, Pt. I, p. 810. (2) Places in Assam, see Assam Gazette, Extra., dated 23rd March, 1923.), no person shall have in his possession any arms of any description, except under a license and in the manner and to the extent permitted thereby.