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Indian Arms Act, 1878
The Arms Act, 1959 is an Act of Parliament, 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. Chapters The act is divided into six chapters. * Chapter I: Preliminary (Section 1 & 2) *:Provides a short title and definitions of terms used in the act * Chapter II: Acquisition, Possession, Manufacture, Sale, Import, Export, and Transport of Arms and Ammunition (Section 3 to 12) *: Explains rules and regulations around acquisition, possession, manufacture, sale, import, export and transport of arms and ammunition in India. * Chapter III: Provisions relating to licences (Section 13 to 18) *: Details how to procure license, rules around grant, refusal, fees for license. * Chapter IV: Powers and Procedure (Section 19 to 24B) *: Provides details on the powers that the government officials have to enforce t ...
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The Parliament of India (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The president in his role as head of the legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha. The president can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the prime minister of India, prime minister and his Union Council of Ministers. Those elected or nominated (by the president) to either house of Parliament are referred to as member of Parliament (India), members of Parliament (MPs). The member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, members of parliament of the Lok Sabha are direct election, directly elected by the Indian public voting in single-member districts and the member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, members of parliam ...
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