No person shall shorten the barrel of a firearm or convert an imitation firearm into a firearm 1or convert from any category of firearms mentioned in the Arms Rules, 2016 into any other category of firearms unless he holds in this behalf a licence issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
Explanation
In this section, the expression "imitation firearm" means anything which has the appearance of being a firearm, whether it is capable of discharging any shot, bullet or other missile or not.
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1. Ins. by Act 48 of 2019, s.2 (w.e.f. 13-12-2019)
Section 2 Definitions and Interpretation
Section 3 Licence for acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition
Section 4 Licence for acquisition and possession of arms of specified description in certain cases
Section 5 Licence for manufacture, sale, etc., of arms and ammunition
Section 6 Licence for the shortening of guns or conversion of imitation firearms into firearms
Section 8 Prohibition of sale or transfer of firearms not bearing identification marks
Section 10 Licence for import and export of arms, etc
Section 14 Refusal of licences
Section 15 Duration and renewal of licence
Section 16 Fees, etc., for licence
Section 17 Variation, suspension and revocation of licences
Section 19 Power to demand production of licence, etc
Section 20 Arrest of persons conveying arms, etc., under suspicious circumstances