Lawgist34Registration of certain persons in possession of arms
(1) Within three months from the declaration of any area as a sanctuary, every person residing in or within ten kilometres of any such sanctuary and holding a licence granted under the Arms Act, 1959(54 of 1959), for the possession of arms or exempted from the provisions of that Act and possessing arms, shall apply in such form, on payment of such fee and within such time as may be prescribed, to the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer, for the registration of his name.
(2) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer shall register the name of the applicant in such manner as may be prescribed.
1[(3) No new licences under the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959) shall be granted within a radius of ten kilometres of a sanctuary without the prior concurrence of the Chief Wild Life Warden.]
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1. Ins. by Act 44 of 1991, s. 22A (w.e.f. 21-5-2001).
- 18 Declaration of sanctuary
- 18A Protection to sanctuarie
- 18B Appointment of Collectors
- 19 Collector to determine rights
- 20 Bar of accrual of rights
- 21 Proclamation by Collector
- 22 Inquiry by Collector
- 23 Powers of Collector
- 24 Acquisition of rights
- 25 Acquisition proceedings
- 25A Time-limit for completion of acquisition proceedings
- 26 Delegation of Collector's powers
- 26A Declaration of area as sanctuary
- 27 Restriction on entry in sanctuary
- 28 Grant of permit
- 29 Destruction, etc., in a sanctuary prohibited without a permit
- 30 Causing fire prohibited
- 31 Prohibition of entry into sanctuary with weapon
- 32 Ban on use of injurious substances
- 33 Control of sanctuaries
- 33A Immunisation of live-stock
- 33B Advisory Committee
- 34 Registration of certain persons in possession of arms
