Section 11: Scrutiny of licences, etc.⎯ (1) Whenever the Federal Government or, if so required by

11. Scrutiny of licences, etc.⎯ (1) Whenever the Federal Government or, if so required by it, the Provincial Government deems fit, it may, notwithstanding anything contained in the Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965 (W.P. Ordinance No. XX of 1965), the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 (VI of 1908), the Explosives Act, 1884 (IV of 1884), the Arms Act, 1878 (XI of 1878), or any other law, by notification in the official Gazette, direct every person possessing or keeping in his control any arms, ammunition or explosives under any licence issued by any authority appointed under any law for the time being in force, to present such licence to the authority specified in the notification, by the Federal Government or, as the case may be, the Provincial Government, for scrutiny. 1Subs. and shall be deemed always to have been so subs. by Ord. 66 of 01, s. 2 & Sch. (2) Where, on scrutiny of a license, the authority referred to in sub-section (1) is satisfied that it was not in the public interest or conducive for maintenance of law and order or the public peace to allow retention of the licence or any arms, ammunition or explosives, it may, after providing an opportunity of being heard, cancel the licence issued to a person to possess or keep any arms, ammunition or explosives. (3) Where a licence is cancelled under sub-section (2), the person possessing or keeping any arms, ammunition or explosives shall deposit such arms, ammunition or explosives with the authority specified by the Federal Government.

Effective date: 1991-01-01

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