The police officer in charge of the nearest station has failed to send a report on an arms licence…
The proviso to section 13(2A) allows the licensing authority, if it deems fit, to decide the application after the prescribed period expires without waiting longer for the…
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The police officer in charge of the nearest station has failed to send a report on an arms licence application within the prescribed time. What discretion does the proviso to section 13(2A) of the Arms Act, 1959 expressly give the licensing authority?
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Correct answer B
The proviso to section 13(2A) allows the licensing authority, if it deems fit, to decide the application after the prescribed period expires without waiting longer for the police report. The other licensing requirements still apply.
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Option A
The proviso to section 13(2A) imposes no extra thirty-day wait after the prescribed time expires.
Option B
Section 13(2A) permits a written decision without further waiting once the reporting period expires, if the authority deems it fit.
Option C
Section 13(2A) makes no further report from the Superintendent of Police a precondition to deciding.
Option D
The proviso allows a decision without the late report. It imposes no requirement to write a substitute report.
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