Section 8: Indemnity. A person surrendering or depositing illicit arms under section 4 or section 5 — Surrender of Illicit Arms Act, 1991

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8. Indemnity. A person surrendering or depositing illicit arms under section 4 or section 5 shall stand indemnified against any legal or penal action for having previously possessed such illicit arms: Provided that any person who had committed any offence with such arms shall not be exempted from criminal liability for any such offence.

Effective date: 1991-01-01

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Section 7: Punishments.― (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4 or section 5 or fails Section 9: Search for illicit arms, etc. 1[(1) The Federal Government may, from time to time, launch Section 6: Publicity for surrender of illicit arms.― (1) The Federal Government and the Provincial Section 10: Reward for successful recovery. Any person providing information for successful Section 5: Surrender of arms, etc., by persons on visit abroad. A person on a lawful visit abroad Section 11: Scrutiny of licences, etc.⎯ (1) Whenever the Federal Government or, if so required by

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