Section 7: Punishments.― (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4 or section 5 or fails

7. Punishments.― (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4 or section 5 or fails to surrender illicit arms shall,— (a) in respect of illicit arms defined in sub-clauses (i) to (iii) of clause (a) of section 2, be punished with imprisonment for life and forfeiture of property, both movable and immovable; (b) in respect of illicit arms defined in sub-clause (iv) of clause (a) of section 2, be punished with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years having regard to the antecedents of the accused; and 1Subs. & deemed always to have been so subs. by Ord. 66 of 01, s. 2 & Sch. 2Subs. by Ord. 66 of 01, s. 2 & Sch. (c) in respect of illicit arms defined in sub-clause (v) of clause (a) of section 2, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years but shall not be less than three years, having regard to the antecedents of the accused. (2) Any illicit arms in respect of which a person is convicted and sentenced under sub- section (1) shall stand forfeited to the Federal Government. (3) Any conveyance used for the transportation of any illicit arms shall also be liable to confiscation. Explanation.― In this section, “conveyance” includes a vessel, aircraft, vehicle or animal.

Effective date: 1991-01-01

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