Firearms (Amendment) Act 1980

This Act may be cited as the Firearms (Amendment)

Act, No. 8 of 1980.

Section 2 of the Firearms Ordinance (hereinafter re-ferred to as the “principal enactment”), is hereby amend-ed by the insertion, immediately preceding the defintion of

“Government Agent”, of the following new definition :—

‘“ asricultural purpose” means any purpose relating to—

the growing of rice, all field crops, spices and con-diments, industrial crops, vegetables, fruits, flowers.

dairy farming, livestock rearing and breeding, or

plant and fruit nurseries. ’.

Section 12 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :-—

“ (2) Every such licence shall be as near as is material in Form D in Schedule A, and shall bear a stamp of sixty rupees. ”.

Section 17 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :—

Every such licence shall be as near as is material in Form H in Schedule A, and shall bear a stamp of sixty rupees. ”.

Section 20 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :—

“ (2) Every such licence shall be substantially in form J in Schedule A, and shall in the case of persons already holding a licence as manufacturers under section 17 be free of stamp duty, and in all other cases shall bear a stamp of ten rupees.”.

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Replacement

24 of the ed and the following new section substituted therefor :—

enactment.

“Stamp duty

24.

principal

In respect of every licence issued under on licences.

section 23 there shall be levied, on any gun used for any agricultural purpose or any purpose other than an agricultural purpose, as the case may be, an annual duty payable by means of stamps, according to the follow-ing scale :—

for agri-for purpose cultural other than purpose.

agricultural purpose.

Rs. Cts.

Rs. Cts.

for every muzzle-loading gun

for every rifle

for every pistol or revolver