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The Arms Act, 1959

Power to delegate

In force From 01 Oct 1962 Act 54 of 1959 As on 18 Oct 2026

Act 54 of 1959 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 23 Dec 1959 In force 01 Oct 1962 Instruments 6

Section 43 of the Arms Act, 1959 deals with power to delegate. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power or function which may be exercised or performed by it under this Act other than the power under section 41 or the power under section 44 may, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions, if any, The Act came into force on 01 Oct 1962.

(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power or function which may be exercised or performed by it under this Act other than the power under section 41 or the power under section 44 may, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions, if any, as it may specify in the notification, be exercised or performed also by―

(a) such officer or authority subordinate to the Central Government, or

(b) such State Government or such officer or authority subordinate to the State Government, as may be specified in the notification.

(2) Any rules made by the Central Government under this Act may confer powers or impose duties or authorise the conferring of powers or imposition of duties upon any State Government or any officer or authority subordinate thereto.

Section 43, The Arms Act, 1959 (Act 54 of 1959).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 41 Power to exempt
  2. s. 44 Power to make rules

Made under this section, and citing it

6 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 43

What does Section 43 of the Arms Act deal with?

Section 43 of the Arms Act is headed "Power to delegate". The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power or function which may be exercised or performed by it under this Act other than the power under section 41 or the power under section 44 may, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions, if any,

How do I find court cases under Section 43 of the Arms Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Arms Act 43, section 43 Arms Act, section 43 of the Arms Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 43 of the Arms Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 41 (Power to exempt), section 44 (Power to make rules), so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 6: most recently S.O. 1501(E) dated 02/04/2019 on amendment to S.O. 6203 (E) dated 14/12/2018 (2019), then S.O. 2049(E) dated 22/05/2018 on Delegation of powers for import of Small Arms. (2018), and 4 more.

When did Section 43 of the Arms Act come into force?

Section 43 of the Arms Act, cited as Arms Act 43, came into force on 01 Oct 1962, having been enacted on 23 Dec 1959. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Text as in force on 18 Oct 2026. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.