Arms Act, 1959

Arms Act, 1959
Parliament of India
  • An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms and ammunition.
CitationAct No. 54 of 1959
Territorial extentIndia
Assented to byPresident
Assented to23 December 1959
Commenced1 October 1962
Repeals
Indian Arms Act, 1878
Amended by
  • Arms (Amendment) Act, 1971
  • Arms (Amendment) Act, 1983
  • Arms (Amendment) Act 1985
  • Arms (Amendment) Act, 1988
  • Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019
Status: In force

The Arms Act, 1959 is an Act of the Parliament of India to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms and ammunition in order to curb illegal weapons and violence stemming from them. It replaced the Indian Arms Act, 1878.

The Arms Act was passed in 1959.

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