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Grant of liceoces--(0 An application for tho pant of a lioonca n& Chaptar- T i rh.U& made to the licensing authority and W be in such form, coatain such partidm and sa -,=- panied by such fee, if any, as may be prescribed. q(2) On receipt of an applioation, the ticansing authority shrrli call h r the W r t of C-x 0- in charge of the nearest police station on that application, and 8uch o* shall & +& -- within the prescribed time. (2A) The licensing authority, after such inq*ry,if any, as it may, wnddcr -1, e ad afftsr considering the report received under s u b - d o n (3, shall, subject to tho bther p r a v i s ? ~ ~ of t h Chapter, by order in writing either grant the licence or refine to grantthe same : Provided that where the oafcer in charge of thp noarsst poWb@tios&m wt w g d I& v~ the application within the prescribed time, the liccnu~@ authority may, ifit- &, , bkroh after the expiry of the prescribed time, without further wajting for that report.] (3) The licensing authority shall g r a n t (a) a licence under secti~n 3 where the liceace is required- (i) by a citizen of India in respect of a smooth bore gun having a baml of clot - fian twenty inches in length to be used for prote~tion or sport or in mspeet of p Z K ~ 0 lo^. ing gun to be used for b o ~ fjde mop protection : Provided that where havingregard to the circumstancta of any cam, the lioetrh,; aIfflu? rity is satislied that a muzzle loading gun will not be hfkiont for crop prom a~q'tk licensing authority may grant a licence in r e $ W of ally OW staooth bore la 8 for such protection, or (ii) in respect of a point 2 ~omriae or an air riib to be used for target*> p, a @ a member,of a rlfle club or rifle ~OCiation Iiccaaed or rcwgnieed by $lie -t& @ c a m i (b) a licence under section 3 in any other caw or a liance under section 4, a*& 5, seotion 6, section 10 or section 12, if the bxmsing authority is satisfied that fh peram by whom the licence is required has a good reason for obtaining the'.saia< 8 Anns Act, 1959 [Sections 14-17]