Key features of liberalised Arms rules

The liberalisation of the Arms rules will encourage investment in the manufacturing of arms and ammunition and weapon systems

GN Bureau | October 30, 2017


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The home ministry has liberalised the Arms rules to boost Make in India manufacturing policy.

The liberalisation of the Arms rules will encourage investment in the manufacturing of arms and ammunition and weapon systems.

The salient features of the liberalised rules are:


(i)         The licence granted for manufacturing shall now be valid for the life-time of the licensee company. The requirement of renewal of the license after every 5 years has been done away with.


(ii)        Similarly, condition that the small arms and light weapons produced by manufacturer shall be sold to the central government or the state governments with the prior approval of the ministry of home affairs has been done away with.


(iii)       Further, enhancement of capacity up to 15% of the quantity approved under licence will not require any further approval by the government. The manufacturer will be required to give only prior intimation to the licensing authority in this regard.


(iv)      The licence fee has been reduced significantly. Earlier the licence fee was Rs. 500/- per firearm which added up to very large sums and was a deterrent to seeking manufacturing licenses. The licence fee will now range from Rs. 5,000/- to the maximum of Rs. 50,000/-.


(v)        The fee for manufacturing licence shall be payable at the time of grant of license rather than at the time of application.


(vi)      Single manufacturing licence will be allowed for a multi-unit facility within the same State or in different States within the country.


Read the notification for the Arms (Amendment) Rules, 2017

 

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