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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Arms Act 1959 Section 8

Prohibition of Sale of Transfer of Firearms Not Bearing Identification Marks

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Arms Act 1959 Section 8 is part of Arms Act 1959 - Prohibition of Sale of Transfer of Firearms Not Bearing Identification Marks. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) No person shall obliterate, remove, alter or forge any name, number or other identification mark stamped or otherwise shown on a firearm.

(2) No person shall sell or transfer any firearm which does not bear the name of the maker, manufacturer's number or other identification mark stamped or otherwise shown thereon in a manner approved by the Central Government.

(3) Whenever any person has in his possession any firearm, without such name, number or other identification mark or on which such name, number or other identification mark has been obliterated, removed, altered or forged, it shall be presumed unless the contrary is proved, that he has obliterated, removed, altered or forged that name, number or other identification mark:

Provided that in relation to a person who has in his possession at the commencement of this Act any firearm without such name, number or other identification mark stamped or otherwise shown thereon, the provisions of this sub-section shall not take effect until after the expiration of one year from such commencement.

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What does Arms Act 1959 Section 8 provide?

Section Section 8 of the Arms Act 1959 (Prohibition of Sale of Transfer of Firearms Not Bearing Identification Marks) 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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