Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
XIV. The provisions of the tnro last preceding Sectiol~s shall not Importation of Arms extend to Amnls and Ammunition imported in reasonable and Ammunition for quantities for private use ; but the Collector of @ustoms private use. may at any time detain any such articles, if he shall tliink it necessaxy, until he shall receive *he orders of Government. Nothing in this Section s h d exempt any person frolii the obligation of giving m y notice required by this Act.
X The Goveraor Gencral in Council may by order prohibi/c the tranemay proport of Arms, Ammunition, Military EXcores, Bulphnr, or hibit transport of Arms, Saltpetre, or any - particular description of Arnls, ArnmnBmn~unition, Bfilitary Stores, &c. nition, or Military Stores, from one part of India to another, or the transport thereof in anay particular direction to be speciced in the order, or prohibit the transport thereof except according to such rules and conditions as may be specified in the order; and the Executive Government 01 any Presidency or place shall have the like power within $he territo~ i e s uader their Government.
XVI. If any person shall transport or czuse to be transported, or shall. pen$ty for prohibit. attempt - to transport or cause to be transported, or s5nll ed. transport. aid in transporti-lng, m y f~rms, Ammunition, Nilitary Stores, Sulphur, or Saltpetre contrxry to such order or to the rules and conditions specified therein, he sh.all be li%ble, an convictioli before a Magistratme, to a pendty not exceeding five hundred Bnpees; and the articles transported or attempted to be transported slzdl be confiscated. If any person shall by concealment or other device transport or cal?se to be transported, or attempt to tmnsport o r cause to be transported, such Arms, Amniunition, Military Stores,
Sulphur, or 8alt4petre, he shall, 111 addition `eb` the penalty hereby provided, be liable upon such conviction to imprisonrneiit with or without bard labor for a term not exceeding two yeas.
Source: India Code