Section 7
Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of manufacture or sale of prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition
Chapter 2: Acquisition, possession, manufacture, sale, import, export and transport of arms and ammunition
No person shall― (a) acquire, have in his possession or carry; or
(b) [use, manufacture] sell, transfer, convert, repair, test or prove; or
(c) expose or offer for sale or transfer or have in his possession for sale, transfer, conversion, repair, test or proof; any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition unless he has been specially authorised by the Central Government in this behalf.
The Arms Act, 1959 (Act No. 54 of 1959). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.
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