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The licence for possession of an arm used in an offence against the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972…

Section 51(4) permits cancellation of the convicted person’s Arms Act licence for an arm used in the offence. The same subsection makes the person whose licence has been so…

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The licence for possession of an arm used in an offence against the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 may be cancelled by the court on conviction. That person shall then be ineligible for a licence for a period of:

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Section 51(4) permits cancellation of the convicted person’s Arms Act licence for an arm used in the offence. The same subsection makes the person whose licence has been so cancelled ineligible for an Arms Act licence for five years from the conviction date. The five-year consequence follows the specified cancellation; it is not a universal disqualification for every wildlife conviction.

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