Arms Act, 1959 · Chapter II: Acquisition, Possession, Manufacture, Sale, Import, Export and Transport of Arms and Ammunition
Section 6: Licence for the shortening of guns or conversion of imitation firearms into firearms
No person shall shorten the barrel of a firearm or convert an imitation firearm into a firearm [or 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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