Arms Act, 1959

The 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 tor 1959
Commenced1 October 1962
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.[1] It replaced the Indian Arms Act, 1878.

The Arms Act was passed in 1959.

  1. ^ "Terrorism Legislation Database". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-07.