Section 129
Prohibition Of Manufacturing Arms Without Obtaining License
(1)
No person shall manufacture or repair arms and ammunition without
obtaining a license or in a manner to be contrary to the terms and
restrictions specified in the license, even if, obtained.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Act,-
(a) 'arms' means a canon, mortar, tank, machine gun, rifle,
gun, pistol, revolver or other device of similar nature to
be operated by using or not using ammunition, and this
term also includes spare parts of and machinery and
equipment for manufacturing any arms,
(b) 'machine gun' means a brain gun, luis gun, stain gun,
machine, carbine, toms machine carbine, GMG, short
machine gun or automated arms of similar nature, and
this term also includes a machine, equipment for
manufacturing a machine gun, and spare parts thereof.
(c) 'ammunition' means gun powder, cape, bullet, shell,
detonator, cartoos, fuse or other substance of similar
nature to be placed in arms.
(2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the
offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of
imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and a fine not
exceeding one hundred thousand rupees, according to the gravity of
the risks of arms or ammunition in question.
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