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[Omitted.] \r\n16.  [Omitted.] \r\n \r\nV.-LICENSES \r\n17.  Power to make rules as to licenses.  \r\n18.  Cancelling and suspension of license \r\n \r\nVI.-PENALTIES \r\n19. For breach of sections 5, 6, 10, 13 to 17.  \r\n20. For secret breaches of sections 5 and 6.  \r\nFor concealing arms, etc.  \r\n21. For breach of license.  \r\n22. [Omitted.] \r\n23. Penalty for breach of rule. \r\n24. Power to confiscate. \r\n \r\nVII.-MISCELLANEOUS \r\n25.  [Omitted.]  \r\n26.  [Omitted.]  \r\n27.  Power to exempt.  \r\n28.  Information to be given regarding offences. \r\n29.  [Omitted.]  \r\n \r\n  \r\n Page 3 of 10   \r\n \r\n30.  [Omitted.]  \r\n31.  Operation of other laws not barred. \r\n32.  [Omitted.]  \r\n33.  Notice and limitation of proceedings. \r\n \r\nTHE FIRST SCHEDULE. - [Repealed.]  \r\n \r\nTHE SECOND SCHEDULE. - [Repealed.] \r\n \r\n \r\n  \r\n Page 4 of 10   \r\n \r\nTHE ARMS ACT, 1878 \r\n \r\n1ACT No. XI OF 1878 \r\n[15th March, 1878] \r\n \r\nAn Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Arms, Ammunition and Military Stores.  \r\n \r\nPreamble. \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms, ammunition and \r\nmilitary stores; It is hereby enacted as follows:__ \r\n  \r\nI.-PRELIMINARY \r\n1. Short title Local extent. __This Act may be called the 2* Arms Act, 1878; and it extends to \r\n3[the whole of Pakistan]. \r\nSavings. But nothing herein contained shall apply to− \r\n(a) arms, ammunition or military stores on board any seagoing vessel and forming \r\npart of her ordinary armament or equipment, or \r\n \r\n(b) the manufa cture, conversion, 4[import or export] of arms, ammunition or \r\nmilitary stores by order of 5[the 6[Federal Government] or any Provincial \r\nGovernment], or by a public servant or 7[a member of the forces constituted by \r\nthe Pakistan Territorial Force Act, 1950 (L of 1950)] in the course of his duty \r\nas such public servant or 8[member]. \r\n \r\n1For the Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1877, Pt. V, p. 650; for discussions in Council, see ibid., 1877, \r\nSupplement, pp. 3016 and 3030; ibid., 1878, Supplement, pp. 435 and 453. \r\nThe functions of the Central Government under certain provisions of this Act, subject to certain conditions, were entrusted to- \r\n(a) Provincial Governments with their consent, for a period of three years (with effect from the 1st April, 1951), see Gaz. of P., 1951, Pt. I, \r\np. 181; and \r\n(b)    The Chief Commissioner of Karachi, for the period 28th April, 1952 to 31st March, 1957, see Gaz. of P., 1954, Pt. I, p.136. \r\nThe Act has been applied to___ \r\n(i) Balochistan by Regulation III of 1940 with certain restrictions and modifications. \r\n(ii) Phulera in the Excluded Area of Upper Tanawal to the extent the Act is applicable in the N.W.F.P., subject to certain modifications; see \r\nN.W.F.P. (Upper Tanawal) (Excluded Area) Laws Regulation, 1950. \r\n(iii) Excluded Area of Upper Tanawal other than Phulera by the N.W.F.P. (Upper Tanawal) (Excluded Area) Laws Regulation, 1950 and \r\ndeclared to be in force in that area with effect from 1st June, 1951; see N.W.F.P. Gazette, Ext., dated 1st June, 1951; and \r\n(iv) The Leased Areas of Balochistan, see the Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 1950, (G.G.O. 3 of 1950); and applied in the Federated Areas of \r\nBalochistan ; see Gazette of India, 1937, Pt. I, p. 1499. \r\nIt has been extended to the Balochistan States Union by the Balochistan States Union (Federal Laws) (Extension) Order, 1953 (G.G.O. 4 of \r\n1953), as amended. \r\nThe Act has been and shall be deemed to has been brought into force in Gwadur with effect from the 8th September, 1958, by the Gwadur \r\n(Application of Central Laws) Ordinance, 1960 (37 of 1960), s. 2. \r\nA license granted under the Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884), for the manufacture, possession, sale, transport or importation of an explosive \r\nmay be given the effect of a like license granted under the Arms Act. 1878 (11 of 1878), see Act 4 of 1884, s. 15. \r\nAs to further law relating to unlawful manufacture and possession of explosive substances, see the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 (6 of \r\n1908), ss. 4 (b) and 5. \r\nThis Act bas been repealed in its application to the Province of West Pakistan except certain provisions by West Pakistan Ordinance 20 of \r\n1965, s. 29 (with effect from the 8th June, 1965). \r\nThe Act has been amended in the N..W.F.P. by the Indian Arms (N.W.F.P. Amdt.) Act, 1934 (N.W.F.P. 1 of 1934) and Sind Act 10 of 1953, \r\ns.12. \r\n2The word “Indian” omitted by A. O., 1949, Sch. \r\n3Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October , 1955), for \r\n“all the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation” which had been subs. by A. O., 1949, Arts. 3(2) and 4, for “the whole of British India”. \r\n4Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s.3 and IInd Sch., for” sale, import, expo rt, transport, \r\nbearing or possession”. \r\n5Subs. by A.O., 1949, Sch., for “any Govt. in British India”, which had been subs. by A. O., 1937, for “the Govt.”. \r\n6Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government”. \r\n7Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (26 of 1951), s . 4 and III Sch., for “a member of either of the forces \r\nconstituted” by the Indian Territorial Force Act, 1920 or the Auxiliary Force Act, 1920”, which had been subs. for “a Volunte er enrolled under the \r\nIndian Volunteers Act, 1869” by the Auxiliary Force Act, 1920 (49 of 1920), s. 35. \r\n8Subs. ibid., for “Volunteer”. \r\n \r\n  \r\n Page 5 of 10   \r\n \r\n2. Commencement. This Act shall come into force on such day 1as the 2[Federal \r\nGovernment] by notification in the 3[official Gazette] appoints. \r\n3. [Repeal of enactments.] Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1938 (I of 1938), s. 2 and Sch. \r\n \r\n4. Interpretation clause. __In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or \r\ncontext, __ \r\n \r\n “cannon” includes also all howitzers, mortars, wall-pieces, mitrailleuses and other \r\nordnance and machine-guns, all parts of the same, and all carriages, platforms and \r\nappliances for mounting, transporting and serving the same: \r\n \r\n4[“appropriate Government” means__  \r\n   \r\n(a)  in relation to military stores; and import, export and inter -provincial trade o r \r\ntransport, the Federal Government ; and  \r\n \r\n(b) in relation to other matters, the Provincial Government:] \r\n \r\n “arms” includes fire-arms, bayonets, swords, daggers, spears, spearheads and bows and \r\narrows, also cannon and parts of arms, and machinery for manufacturing arms : \r\n \r\n “ammunition” includes also all articles especially designed for torpedo service and \r\nsubmarine mining, rockets, gun -cotton, dynamite, lithofracteur and other explo sive or \r\nfulminating material, gun -flint, gun-wads, percussion-caps, fuses and friction -tubes, all \r\nparts of ammunition and all machinery for manufacturing ammunition, but does not \r\ninclude lead, sulphur or saltpetre: \r\n \r\n “military stores”, in any section of this Act as applied to any part of 5[Pakistan], means \r\nany military stores to which the 2[Federal Government] may from time to time, by \r\nnotification in the 3[official Gazette], specially extend such section in such part, and \r\nincludes also all lead, sulphur, saltpetre and other material to which the 2[Federal \r\nGovernment] may from time to time so extend such section: \r\n \r\n“license” means a license granted under this Act, and “ licensed” means holding such \r\nlicense. \r\n \r\nII.- MANUFACTURE, CONVERSION AND SALE \r\n \r\n6[5. Unlicensed manufacture or conversion proh ibited.__ No person shall manufacture or \r\nconvert any arms, ammunition or military stores except under a license and in the manner and to the \r\nextent permitted thereby.]. \r\n \r\n \r\n_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \r\n1Ist October 1878-see Gazette of India, 1878, Pt., I, p. 389. \r\n2Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2, and Table, for “Central Government” which was subs. by A. O., 1937, for “G.G. in C”. \r\n3Subs. by A. O., 1937, for “Gazette of India”.  \r\n4Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Sch. for the definition. This definition was ins. by A. O., 1964, Art 2 and Sch. \r\n5Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960) s.3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for \r\n“the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation” which had been subs. by A. O., 1949, Arts. 3(2) and 4, for “British India.” \r\n6Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. for the original section 5. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n  \r\n Page 6 of 10   \r\n \r\nIII-IMPORT, EXPORT AND TRANSPORT \r\n \r\n6. Unlicensed importation and exportation prohibited. No person shall bring or take by \r\n1[air, sea or land] into or out of 2[Pakistan] any arms, ammunition or military stores except under a \r\nlicense and in the manner and to the extent permitted by such license. \r\n \r\nImportation and exportation of arms and ammunition for private use. Nothing in the \r\nfirst clause of this section extends to arms (other than cannon) or ammunition imported or exported \r\nin reasonable quantities for his own private use by any person lawfully entitled to possess such arms \r\nor ammunition; but the Collector of Customs or any other officer empowered by the 3[Federal \r\nGovernment] in this behalf by name or in virtue of his office may at any time detain such arms or \r\nammunition until he receives the orders of the 3[Federal Government] thereon. \r\n \r\nExplanation.–Arms, ammunition and military stores taken from one part of 2[Pakistan] to \r\nanother by sea or across intervening territory not being part of 2[Pakistan] are taken out of and \r\nbrought into 2[Pakistan] within the meaning of this section. \r\n \r\n7. Sanction of Federal Government required to warehousing of arms, etc. \r\nNotwithstanding anything contained in the 4[Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969)], no arms, ammunition \r\nor military stores shall be deposited in any warehouse licensed under section 5[13] of that Act \r\nwithout the sanction of the 3[Federal Government]. \r\n \r\n8. [Levy of duties on arms, etc., imported by sea.] Rep. by the Amending Act, 1891 (XII of \r\n1891). \r\n \r\n9. [Power to impose duty on import by land.] Rep. by the Amending Act, 1891 (XII of 1891). \r\n \r\n10. [Power to prohibit transport, Transhipment of arms.] Omitted by the Federal Laws \r\n(Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and IInd Sch. \r\n \r\n11. Power to establish searching stations.  The 3[Federa1 Government] 6* * * may, at any \r\nplaces along the boundary-line between 2[Pakistan] and foreign territory 7* * *, and at such distance \r\nwithin such line as it deems expedient, establish, searching -posts at which all vessels, carts and \r\nbaggage-animals, and all boxes, bales and packages in transit, may be stopped and searched for arms, \r\nammunition and military stores by any officer empowered by 8[the Federal Government] in this \r\nbehalf by name or in virtue of his office. \r\n12. [Arrest of persons conveying arms, etc., under suspi cious circumstances. Procedure \r\nwhere arrest made by person not Magistrate or Police officer. ] Omitted by the Federal Laws \r\n(Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and IInd Sch. \r\n \r\n1Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and 2nd Sch., for “sea or by land”. \r\n2Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s.3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for \r\n“the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation” which had been subs. by A. O., 1949, Arts. 3(2) and 4, for “British India.” \r\n3Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government” which was subs. by A. O., 1937, for “L. G.”. \r\n4Subs. by Ord. 27 of 1981, s. 3 and 2nd Sch., for “Sea Customs Act, 1878”. \r\n5Subs. ibid., for “16”. \r\n6The words “with the previous sanction of the Governor General in Council” rep.,  by F.A.O., 1975,  Art. 2 and Table for  “Central Govt.” \r\nwhich was subs. by A.O., 1973, for  “C.G.”.    \r\n7The words “or between a Province and  an Acceding State”, which were ins. by A.O., 1949, Sch., have been omitted by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 \r\nand Sch. \r\n8The original words “such Govt.” as amended by A. O., 1937, has been subs. by F. A. O., 1975, Art. 2 and Table, to read as above. \r\n \r\n \r\n  \r\n Page 7 of 10   \r\n \r\n13. [Prohibition of going armed without license.] Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and \r\nDeclaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and IInd Sch. \r\n \r\n14. [Un-licensed possession of fire-arms, etc.] Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and \r\nDeclaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and IInd Sch. \r\n \r\n15. [Possession of arms of any description without license prohibited in certain places.] \r\nOmitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s.3 and \r\nIInd Sch. \r\n \r\n16. [In Certain cases arms to be deposited at police station or with licensed dealers.] Omitted \r\nby the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and IInd Sch. \r\nV.-LICENCES \r\n17. Power to make rule as to licenses. The 1[appropriate Government] may from time to \r\ntime, by notification in the 2[official Gazette], make rules to determine the officers by whom the \r\nform in which, and the terms and conditions on and subject to which, any license shall be granted3; \r\nand may by such rules among other matters– \r\n(a)  fix the period for which such license shall continue in force; \r\n \r\n(b)  fix a fee payable by stamp or otherwise in respect of any such license granted \r\nin a place to which section 32, clause 2, of Act No. XXXI of 1860 4 applies at \r\nthe time this Act comes into force or in respect of any such license other than a \r\nlicense for possession granted in any other place; \r\n \r\n(c)  direct that the holder of any such license other than a license for possession \r\nshall keep a record or acc ount, in such form as the 1[appropriate Government] \r\nmay prescribe, of anything done under such license, and exhibit such record or \r\naccount when called upon by an officer of Government to do so ; \r\n \r\n(d) empower any officer of Government to enter and ins pect any premises  in \r\nwhich arms, ammu nition or mili tary stores are manufactured or kept by any \r\nperson holding a license of the description referred to in section 5 or section 6 ; \r\n \r\n(e)  direct that any such person shall exhibit the entire stock of arms, ammuni tion \r\nand military stores in his possession or under his control to any officer of \r\nGovernment so empowered; and \r\n \r\n(f)  require the person holding any license or acting under any license to produce \r\nthe same, and to produce or account for the arms, ammunition or military \r\nstores covered by the same when called upon by an officer of Government so \r\nto do. \r\n \r\n \r\n________________________________________________________________________________ \r\n1Subs. by A. O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Central Government” which had been subs. by A.O., 1937, for “G. G. in C.”. \r\n2Subs. by A. O., 1937, for “Gazette of India”. \r\n3For Rules as to licenses, see the Indian Arms Rules, 1924, Genl. R. & O., Vol-II. \r\n4Act 31 of 1860 was rep. by s. 3 of this Act. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n  \r\n Page 8 of 10   \r\n \r\n18. Cancelling and suspension of license. Any license may be cancelled or suspended– \r\n \r\n(a)  by the officer by whom the same was granted, or by any authority to which he \r\nmay be subordinate, or by any 1[District Coordination Officer], 2* * *, within \r\nthe local limits of whose jurisdiction the holder of such license may be, when, \r\nfor reasons to be recorded in writing, such officer 1[or authority] 3* * * deems \r\nit necessary for the security of the public peace to cancel or suspend such \r\nlicense; or \r\n \r\n(b)  by any Judge or Magistrate before whom the holder of such license is \r\nconvicted of an offence against this Act, or against the rules made under this \r\nAct; and \r\n \r\n4[the 5[appropriate Government] may by a notification in the official Gazette cancel or \r\nsuspend all or any licenses through out 6[Pakistan or the Province, as the case may be , or any part \r\nthereof]]. \r\n \r\nVI.-PENALTIES \r\n \r\n719. For breach of sections 5, 6, 10, 13 to 17.  Whoever commits any of the following offences \r\n(namely) :– \r\n \r\n8[(a) manufactures or converts any arms, ammunition or militar y stores in \r\ncontravention of the provisions of section 5;] \r\n \r\n9*  *  *  *  *  *  * \r\n \r\n(c)  imports or exports any arms ammunition or military stores in contravention of \r\nthe provisions of section 6; \r\n \r\n \r\n9*  *  *  *  *  *  * \r\n \r\n9*  *  *  *  *  *  * \r\n \r\n9*  *  *  *  *  *  * \r\n \r\n(g)  intentionally makes any false ent ry in a record or ac count which, by a rule \r\nmade under section 17, clause (c), he is required to keep; \r\n(h)  intentionally fails to exhibit anything which, by a rule made under section 17, \r\nclause (e), he is required to exhibit ; or \r\n \r\n10*  *  *  *  *  *  * \r\nshall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, \r\nor with both. \r\n \r\n11[20. For secret breaches of sections 5 and 6. Whoever does any act mentioned in clause (a) \r\n__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \r\n1Subs. by Ord. 66 of 2001, S.1 and sch \r\n2The words “or Commissioner of Police in a presidency-town” omitted by A. O., 1949, Sch. \r\n3The words “or Commissioner” omitted, ibid. \r\n4Subs. by A. O., 1937, for “the L. G. may at its discretion, by a notification in the local official Gazette, cancel or suspend all or any licences \r\nthroughout the whole or any portion of the territories under its administration.” \r\n5Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Central Government”. \r\n6The original words “the whole or any portion of British India” were first subs. by A. O., 1949, Sch. and then amended by the Central Laws \r\n(Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955) and A. O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., to read as \r\nabove. \r\n7Offences under this section are bailable, see Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act 5 of 1898), Sch., II. \r\n8Clause (a) subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and 2nd Sch., for the original clause (a). \r\n9Clauses (b), (d), (e) and (f) omitted ibid. \r\n10Clause (i) omitted ibid. \r\n11Subs. ibid., for the original section 20. \r\n \r\n  \r\n Page 9 of 10   \r\n \r\nor (c) of section 19, in such manner as to indicate an intention that such act may not be known to any \r\npublic servant as defined in the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860), or to any person employed \r\nupon a railway or to the servant of any public carrier shall be punished with imprisonment for a term \r\nwhich may extend to seven years or with fine, or with both.]. \r\n \r\n21. For breach of license. Whoever, in violation of a condition subject to which a license has \r\nbeen granted, does or omits to do any act shall, when the do ing or omitting to do such act is not \r\npunishable under section 19 or section 20, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may \r\nextend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. \r\n \r\n22. [For knowingly purchasing arms, etc., from un-licensed person. For delivering arms, etc., \r\nto person not authorised to possess them.] Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declarat ion) \r\nOrdinance 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and IInd Sch. \r\n \r\n23. Penalty for breach of rule.  Any person vi olating any rule made under this Act, and for \r\nthe violation of which no penalty is provided by this Act, shall be punished with imprisonment for a \r\nterm which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with \r\nboth. \r\n \r\n24. Power to confiscate.  When any person is convicted of an offence punishable under this \r\nAct, committed by him in respect of any arms, ammuni tion or m ilitary stores, it shall be in the \r\ndiscretion of the convicting Court or Magistrate further to direct that th e whole or any portion of \r\nsuch arms, ammunition or military stores, and any vessel, cart or baggage -animal used to convey the \r\nsame, and any box, pa ckage or bale in which the same may have been concealed, together with the \r\nother contents of such box, package or bale, shall be confiscated. \r\n \r\nVII.-Miscellaneous \r\n25. [Search and seizure by Magistrate.] Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and \r\nDeclaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and IInd Sch. \r\n26. [Seizure and detention by appropriate Government.] O mitted by the Federal Laws \r\n(Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and IInd Sch. \r\n27. Power to exempt. The 1[appropriate Government] may from time to time by notification 2 \r\npublished in the 3[official Gazette],– \r\n \r\n4(a)  exempt any person by name or in virtue of his office, or any class of persons, \r\nor exclude any description of arms or ammunition, or withdraw any part of \r\n5[Pakistan], 6[or of the Province, as the case may be,] from the operation of \r\nany prohibition or direction contained in this Act; and \r\n \r\n(b)  cancel any such notification, and again subject the persons or things or the part \r\nof 5[Pakistan] 6[or Province] comprised therein to the operation of such \r\nprohibition or direction7. \r\n_________________________________________________________________________________ \r\n1Subs. by A. O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Central Government” which had been subs. by A.O., 1937, for “G. G. in C.”. \r\n2For exemptions and withdrawals under s. 27(a) see rule 3 and Schedules I to IV of the Indian Arms Rules, 1924. \r\n3Subs. by A. O., 1937, for “Gazette of India”. \r\n4For notifn. under this clause, see Gaz. of P., 1953, Pt. I, p. 188 ; and ibid., 1961, Pt. I, p. 247. \r\n5Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960) s.3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for \r\n“the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation” which had been subs. by A. O., 1949, Arts. 3(2) and 4, for “British India.” \r\n6Ins. by A.O., 1964 Art. 2 and Sch. \r\n7For notification declaring arms, etc., brought into a  Pakistan port and declared under manifest to be consignments without transhipment to \r\nany port on the sea board of the Persian Gulf , to be liable to the prohibitions and directions contained in s. 6, see No. 902-P., dated 27th April, 1904, \r\nGazette of India, 1904, Pt. I, p. 296. As to exemption of small parcels under certain conditions or of arms, etc., exported under license and i n transit at \r\nan intermediate port, see ibid. \r\n \r\n  \r\n Page 10 of 10   \r\n \r\n28. Information to be given regarding offences.  Every person aware of the commission  of \r\nany offence punisha ble under this Act shall, in the absence of reasonable excuse, the burden of \r\nproving which shall lie upon such person, give information of the same to the nearest Police -officer \r\nor Magistrate, and  \r\nevery person employed upon any rail way or by any public ca rrier shall, in the absence of \r\nreasonable excuse, the burden of proving which shall lie upon such person, give information to the \r\nnearest Police officer regarding any box, package or bale in transit which he may have reason to \r\nsuspect contains arms, ammunition or military stores in respect of which an offence against this Act \r\nhas been or is being committed. \r\n29. [Sanction required to certain proceedings under section 19, clause (f).] Omitted by the \r\nFederal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and IInd Sch. \r\n30. [Searches in the case of offences against section 19, clause (f), how conducted.] Omitted \r\nby the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and IInd Sch. \r\n31. Operation of other laws not barred. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to prevent any \r\nperson from being prosecuted under any other law for any act or omission which constitutes an \r\noffence against this Act or the rules made under it, or from being liable under  such other law to a ny \r\nhigher punishment or penalty than that provided by this Act: Provided that no person shall be \r\npunished twice for the same offence. \r\n32. [Power to take census of fire arms.] Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and \r\nDeclaration )Ordinance,1981 (XXVII of 1981), s. 3 and IInd Sch. \r\n \r\n33. Notice and limitation of proceedings.  No proceeding other than a suit shall be \r\ncommenced against any person for anything done in pursuance of this Act, without having given him \r\nat least one month’s previous  notice in writing  of the intended proceeding and of the cause thereof, \r\nnor after the expiration of three months from the accrual of such cause. \r\n__________ \r\n \r\nTHE FIRST SCHEDULE. __ [Enactments repealed.] Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1938 (I of \r\n1938), s.2 and Sch. \r\n \r\n___________ \r\n \r\nTHE SECOND SCHEDULE. __ [Arms, etc., liable to Duty.] Rep. by the Amending Act, 1891 \r\n(XII of 1891).",
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