Short title, extent and commencement.―(1) This Act may be called the Arms Act, 1959. It extends to the whole of India. It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
THE ARMS ACT, 1959 No.54 of 1959 An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms and ammunition Be it enacted by Parliament in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:
The Arms Act, 1959 is an Act of the Parliament of India to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms and ammunition in order to curb illegal weapons and violence stemming from them. [1] It replaced the Indian Arms Act, 1878. The Arms Act was passed in 1959.
The Arms Act, 1959 UNION OF INDIA India The Arms Act, 1959 Act 54 of 1959 Published in Gazette 54 on 23 December 1959 Assented to on 23 December 1959 Commenced on 23 December 1959 [This is the version of this document from 13 December 2019.] [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
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THE ARMS ACT, 1959 (Acr No. 54 0k 1959) [23 An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms ammunition. BE it Enacted by Parliament in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India E s fo.üows : CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and This Act may be called the Act, 1959. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall coine into torca on such date! as the. Central Government ...