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 contrary to the terms and restrictions specified in the license, even if obtained.

Explanation: For the purposes of this Act, –

(a) “arms” means a cannon, 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 gunpowder, cap, bullet, shell, detonator, cartridges, 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.