Section 12: Punishment for failure to present licence for scrutiny. Whoever fails to present his — Surrender of Illicit Arms Act, 1991

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12. Punishment for failure to present licence for scrutiny. Whoever fails to present his licence for possessing or keeping any arms, ammunition or explosives as required under section 11 shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to ten years but shall not be less than three years and confiscation of such arms, ammunition or explosives.

Effective date: 1991-01-01

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Section 11: Scrutiny of licences, etc.⎯ (1) Whenever the Federal Government or, if so required by Section 13: Exemption. Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to a person who is exempt by Section 10: Reward for successful recovery. Any person providing information for successful Section 14: Rules. The Federal Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Section 9: Search for illicit arms, etc. 1[(1) The Federal Government may, from time to time, launch Section 15: Removal of difficulties. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any provision of this

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