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Indian Arms Rules 1962

1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Classification of arms or ammunition
4. Licensing authority and forms of licenses
5. Appellate authorities
6. Reasons to be communicated to the appellate authority in certain cases
7. Direction and control over licensing authorities
8. Restriction in granting licences for acquisition, possession or carrying of arms or ammunition of category I
9. Copies of licences of categories I and II to be sent to certain authorities
10. Possession of arms or ammunition for certain purposes to include use thereof
11. Restriction may be imposed by Central Government
12. [Omitted]
13. Of retainers
14. Licences for protection of crops and cattle
15. Licence for target practice
16. Age limit for training and target practice
17. Traveler's (temporary) licence
18. Application of Sec. 4 of the Act
19. Arms other than fire-arms
20. Manufacture, conversion, shortening, repair, test, sale, etc., of arms or ammunition
21. Conversion, repair, test, sale, etc.
22. Proof-testing of firearms
23. Licensing authorities to furnish information to the District Magistrate
24. Sale or keeping for sale certain arms and ammunition
25. Identification marks on firearms
26. Records of transactions in arms and ammunition
27. Inspection of premises, stock and record
28. Restrictions upon import or export for re-import of arms or ammunition
29. Import by sea or air
30. Vessels entering the territorial waters of India
31. Import by land or river of arms and ammunition
32. Bringing of arms or ammunition into India by "bona-fide" tourists
33. Of exports
34. Export by land or river of arms and ammunition
35. Export and re-import of arms and ammunition by sea or air
36. Arms or ammunition to be delivered to Customs Collector in certain cases
37. Prohibition of transport of arms and ammunition
38. Transport of arms or ammunition
39. Licence for import, transport, and re-export of arms and ammunition
40. Scrutiny by authorities of consignment containing arms and ammunition
41. Production and delivery of licence for import/export/transport
42. Import, transport and export of arms and ammunition for the Government of Nepal or the King of Nepal
43. Transport of arms from any place in Nepal to any other place in Nepal through Indian Territory
44. Transit licences for bona fide travelers
45. Licence to keep in custody arms and ammunition
46. Deposit of arms and ammunition under Sec. 21
47. Deposit of arms and ammunition for safe custody otherwise than under Sec. 21
48. Records and returns of the articles deposited
49. Inspection
50. Previous consent in certain cases
51. Application for licence    51.  -A.
52. Form of licences
53. Variation of conditions of licences
54. Renewal of licence
55. Appeal against the order of a licensing authority or an authority suspending or revoking a licence under Sec. 17 (6)
56. Procedure to be followed by the appellate authority
57. Fees payable for licences
58. Fee payable for copies and duplicates
59. Fee payable on a petition for appeal made under Sec. 18 (1)
60. Collection of fees
61. Dealers to maintain registers, etc. in certain case6-
62. Production of licences
63. Production of arms
64. Savings

• SCHEDULE I
• SCHEDULE II
• SCHEDULE III
• SCHEDULE IV