Section 1
Short title, extent and commencement
Chapter 1: Preliminary
(1) This Act may be called the Arms Act, 1959.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
The Arms Act, 1959 (Act No. 54 of 1959). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.