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Praful Sen
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11:00 PM on April 09, 2008
ankita's Answer
1. An application for the grant of license shall be made to the licensing authority and shall be in such form, contain such particulars and be accompanied by such fee, if any, as may be prescribed.
2. On receipt of an application, the licensing authority shall call for the report of the Officer in charge of the nearest police station on that application, and such Officer shall send his report within the prescribed time.
3. The Licensing Authority, after such inquiry, if any, as it may consider necessary, and after considering the report received as mentioned above, shall subject to the provisions of the Act, by order in writing either grant the license or refuse to grant the same.
4. However where the Officer in charge of the nearest police station does not send his report on the application within the prescribed time, the licensing authority may, if it deems fit, make such order, after the expiry of the prescribed time, without waiting for that report.
5. The Licensing Authority shall grant-
1. A license where the license is required-
1. By a citizen of India in respect of a smooth bore gun having a barrel of not less than twenty inches in length to be used for protection or sport or in respect of a muzzle-loading gun to be used for bona fide crop protection.
2. In respect of a point 22 bore rifle or an air rifle to be used for target practice by a member of a rifle club or rifle association licensed by the Central Government.
2. A license, if the license authority is satisfied that the person by whom the license is required has a good reason for obtaining the same.
the authority can say no
1. The license authority shall refuse to grant-
1. Where such license is required in respect of any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition;
2. A license in any other case-
1. Where such is required by a person whom the licensing authority has reason to believe-
1. To be prohibited by this Act or by any other law for the time being in force from acquiring, having in his possession or carrying any arms or ammunition, or
2. To be of unsound mind, or
3. To be for any reason unfit for a license under this Act;
2. Where the licensing authority deems it necessary for the security of the public peace or for public safety to refuse to grant such license.
3. The licensing authority shall not refuse to grant any license to any person merely on the ground that such person does not own or possess sufficient property.
4. Where the licensing authority refuses to grant a license to any person it shall record in writing the reasons for such refusal and furnish to that person on demand a brief statement of the same unless in any case the licensing authority is of the opinion that it will not be in the public interest to furnish such statement
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12:44 PM on April 24, 2008
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