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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Arms Act, 1959 Rule 16

RULE 16: AGE LIMIT FOR TRAINING AND TARGET PRACTICE

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Arms Act, 1959 Rule 16 is part of Arms Act, 1959 - RULE 16: AGE LIMIT FOR TRAINING AND TARGET PRACTICE. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

-Any person below the age or sixteen years but not below the age of twelve years may be allowed to use a fire-arm for the purpose of training in the use of such fire-arm in the immediate presence, or under the direct supervision and guidance of an adult instructor or the licensee: Provided that no person below the age of sixteen years shall be allowed to carry any fire-arm requiring a licence, in a public place, except in the immediate presence and supervision of the person who is lawfully entitled to carry such fire-arm. Explanation.-For the purpose of this rule, an "adult" means a person who has completed the age of twenty-one years.

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What does Arms Act, 1959 Rule 16 provide?

Section Rule 16 of the Arms Act, 1959 (RULE 16: AGE LIMIT FOR TRAINING AND TARGET PRACTICE) is reproduced on this page as part of the Arms Act, 1959. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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