Arms and Ammunition Act 1857, 28 of 1857, (Rep., Act 8 of 1868)

Section IX. Every perso11 licensed to niannf'cture or deal in Arms, percussionLicensed manufacturcaps, or other

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

IX. Every perso11 licensed to niannf'cture or deal in Arms, percussionLicensed manufacturcaps, or other Amlnunition, shall enter, in a book to be ~s or dealers to enter kept by him for that purpose, an account of all the stockin a boolr an acconnt of stock-in-trade, names of in-hde whicli he may from time to time have irz his purchasers, kc. possession or under his control, and ilso the name - and nddress of every purchaser of Arms or Ammunition sold by him, together wiih tile nature, description, and quantity of such Arms or Ammu.nition. Such book shall be open at all times to inspection by the Nagistrate Tnspection of book. or other duly authorized Officer, by whom copies may be kaken of all entries therein contained. If any such person shall omit or fail duly to keep such a book or to malce therein all such entries as are hereby ?eqnhed, or if any person shall prevent or obstruct the inspection of such boo!< or shall iiiake a false entry therein, he shall be iiabge lor every sncli ofYence, on conviction before a Magistrate, to a penalty not exceeding five hundred Rupees, in addition to dou-ble the value of any Arms or Animunition sold of which he shall fail to make snch entry or respecting .cvhich he shall make ACT No. XXVSLT OF 18570 ' xnllake a false entry; and if the offender be licensed Lco manufachre or deal iil Arms or Ammunition, he shall also forfeit his license if the convicting XTxgistrate shall so adjudge,

Source: India Code