Arms Act, 1959

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Arms_Act,_1959
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Indian_legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Home_Affairs,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Arms_(Amendment)_Act,_2019
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:India
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Act_No._54_of_1959
gptkbp:containsProvision import and export of arms
licensing of arms
penalties for illegal possession
prohibition of certain arms
regulation of manufacture and sale
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1959
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hindi
English
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms and ammunition
gptkbp:purpose regulation of acquisition, possession, manufacture, sale, transfer, transport, import and export of arms and ammunition
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:shooting
firearms
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Indian_Arms_Act,_1878
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Arms_Act,_1959
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Act_No._45_of_1959
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arms Act, 1959