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An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Arms, Ammunition and Military Stores. Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms, ammunition and military stores; It is hereby enacted as follows:— I.—Preliminary. Short title. 1. This Act may be called "The Indian Arms Act, 1878;" and it extends to the whole of British India. Local extent. Savings. But nothing herein contained shall apply to— (a) arms, ammunition or military stores on board any sea-going vessel and forming part of her ordinary armament or equipment, or (b) the manufacture, conversion, sale, import, export, transport, bearing or possession of arms, ammunition or military stores by order of the Government, or by a public servant or a volunteer enrolled under the Indian Volunteers Act, 1869, in the course of his duty as such public servant or volunteer. Commencement. 2. This Act shall come into force on such day as the Governor General in Council by notification in the Gazette of India appoints. Repeal of enactments. 3. On and from that day the enactments mentioned in the first schedule hereto annexed shall be repealed to the extent specified in the third column of the said schedule. But all authorities and permissions given, licenses and exemptions granted, orders and appointments made, notifications published, and rules, conditions and forms prescribed, under any enactment hereby repealed shall be deemed to be respectively given, granted, 1878.] Arms. 211 granted, made, published and prescribed under this Act. And all such authorities, permissions, licenses and exemptions shall, except as otherwise provided by this Act, continue in force for the periods for which they may have been given or granted respectively, or, where no such period is expressly fixed, for one year from the date on which this Act comes into force, and shall then cease to have effect.