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Seizure and detention under orders of the Central Government-The Central Government may at any time order the seizure of any arms or ammunition in the possession of any person, notwith- standing that such person is entitled by virtue of this Act or any other law for the time being in force to have the same in his possession, and may detain the sams for such ;period as it thinks nececsBrJ for the public peace and safety. . '[tlA. Prohibition le to possedon of 110liBcd urns Indishbed w ~ l , @&--(I) Whem :I78 2entral Goverument is satisfied that there is extensive disttubana of public peace and trkquilit-i o: immi- nent danger of such disturba'nca in any area and that for the prevention of offences itis-nlv ng the use of prms in such area, it is necessary or exptdient so to do, it may by wti6ul;o!i in the W a l Gazette-- (a) IpQCify the Wtn of such area ; (b) direct that befom the wmmommeat of the period rpodibd in the notifioa:!< o (which period shall be a pcriod commencing from a date not carlim thgn the fourth day sf e r :hc dste of publication of the notification in the Ofacial Oazettc), wasy person having in his pt i!,seision in such area any arms of such description as may be apccikd in tho notiibtion (the anrs s > spek fied being hereafte~ in this section referred to as notified arms), shall deposit the same -2fe re su:h r commencement in accordance with the provision of &on 21 and for this pvporc he posses- sion by such person of any notified arms, ahall, notwithstanding anything wntai 1.d in any othor provision of this Act (except acction 41) or in any other law for the time her ug ; 1 fom, u from the date of publication of such noti6ation in tho 05ci.l Oazettc bo deem -d 'o havo IZ ceased to be lawful; (c) declare that as from tba commencement of, and until tho explfy of, the peri sd t pecified in the notification, it shall not bo lawful for any pcnon to hrvo in hirporrnrjon io rr oh ax= any notified arms; (d) authorisc any such o 5 m subordinate to tho Csntral Gowmmont or a State c?ou rtnmrmt aa may be specilied in the notification,- (t)tosearchatany timeduringtbopsriod~intlmenoti&ationan: pcm in, or passing brolrgh, or any prsmisas in, or any .oimPI or voercl o r w W or other mx veyauca of whatever nature in or passing through, or any or 0 t h containor ,P whatever IU!IKO in, such area if such ol%oer has mason to b k v e that my notihd arms an sccwted by such person or in such premiss or on such animal or in m h vehicle or otlm conwy- lncb 0 r i n ~ U o h ~ t a c l a o r o t h C T ~ 0 ~ ~ ; (ii) to seize at any time during the period speoifiod in the noU6cation any n r'.i6 XI arm in the passmion of any person in auch m or d&covod through a starch under si11x la-), md daurin tho same during tho mod speoifbd in tho notikation. (3 Tkc period s W e d in a notification iguod under aubudon (1) in respect of an y m a ball not, in the 6rst instance, exceed -ys, but tho Ccmeal Oowmmant may F I I ~ ul auch notihtion to extend such period from time to tima by my poriod notmraadhrg ninety day at any one time if, in the opinion of that Government, there oontinuss to bs in such area such dis. ( u t a ~ ~ of public peaa and tranquil~ty as is referred to in sub-section (I) or imminent danger them ) a id t h t . for the prevention of offenwe involving the use of arms in such area it is nacossary or cxpt2ioi t so to do. .-. * (3) The provisioas of the Code of Criminal Roosdmu, 1973 (2 of 1974), relating to s~unaes aid sdzmsshall, so far as may bo, apply to any searoh or soizum made undor sub-section (I). (4) For tho purposes of this section,- % (a) "arms" includes ammunition; (b) where the period specified in a notifleation, asoriglnally hued under aub.~"~n (0, k extended under sub-section (2). then, in relation to such nothication, mforrmcm in slnF ~~1scction (1) to ''the theperiod speoi6ed in tho notihtion" shaU be construed as referemas t ~ , +A! period aamaxbded. 13 A m Act, 1959 [E,l.tk m 2431 m t l m as to aqhg of notifled uau In or through pbUc plaad h -bed utm b- . (nmm theCentd Government is satisfiedthat them is oxtcmsive disturbam of public ~xa o awl tnaqficY or W o n t danger of such disturbance in any a m and that for tho prevention I " c T m ~ s involving the use of arms in such area it is naassary oraspedieat m to do, it may, by not 'm tim ;la the om~oaZctte,- (a) rpsdif. the limits of m h area; (b) dircct that during tho period speoified in the noti5catim (which porid shall 16. a @cd oommancing from a data not earlier than the s~wnd day after tb date of publication 6 ' P1 n not:- &ation in tho 0fl;ial Owatb), no person shall carry or otherwise have in his po8s.t si ,n my amus of suah doscription as may be s@od in the notification (the anns 60 spsciesd "hair $ hem- w i n this acati011 r o f d to as notified crrms) through or in any public pl.0 in mc \ s - ; (c)-authorise any-such o 5 a r subordinate to the Central Govenuncnt or a State Cc tc pmo it as m y bo ~pcilid in the notikation,- (0 to search at any time during thewrid spodllal in the notiecation any pr4 YO I m t r passing through, or any premises in or forming part of, or any animal or wssel on 01 lcb or other conveyanw of Feliatever nature, in or pasaiDg through, or any ma@ao"u o 0 t h contain01 of whatever nature in, any public p b if such area~in swh of&m hm lrrr son io bcliqo that any notified arms am wxctcd by such pmm or in such prank 4 ) ; c n swh &a1 or in such vcssel, vehicle or other u6kynm or fn such m t s d o or othe~ cc . ts m; (10 to scizs at any time during the period 6pccMed in the notifiolltion any no >flu I being carried by or othrrwisa in tho p o d o n Of any person, through or in a pnbTi? F iaca in sucb ares or dimvnod through a sea'& undsr 8 U b - O l 8 ~ (0, and dstain tho same L' tu ng txe paid specified in the n o w o n . (~Tbs@odspeoieedinano(idoa0taalar~nndar~(I)inmpcctofmyarei sb~ill not, ia tbc first ina&nce, exceed ninety days, but tbs Central O o v ~ e p t ma) amend such E intijcati In to atend such poriod from time to timo by any period not exwoding n h t y days at any ono tiz Q ifif la t be opinion of that Government, there continues to be in such sna suoh diuturbanw of pAali : pcn* and tnquility as is rsfen'od to in subsection (I) or imminent danger thcmof and that f,t- xi po m h of off- involving tho use of anns in such areait is ncmssluy or axpsdicmt 80 to do. / (3 mI e prmrislona ofthe Codo of C r h i d Procednte. 1973, (2 of 1974), relating to sear -,be and &~JXOS shall, w far as may be, apply to any soaroh or scinve made under subsection (I). (0) "anna" inclndes ammunition ; (6) "public plats" means any place intended f6r u# by, or d b l e to, the pu :a!jljc or my @of the public; and (c) where th period specified in a n~tiecarion, as originally issued undm i++b sectiiin (I), is oxtapled under sub-saXion (2). thsn, in mlation to such notification, ref- rs n sub 8 &ion (I) to "the period specified in tho notification" shall bP ons st rued as mfewiw to the prlod~coaxtMIdob1 Arms Act, 1959 [Section 251 CHAPTBH V OFFENCES AND PENALTIES