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The Smuggling of Arms Act, 1934

Section 2Definitions

In force

s. 2

2. Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (1) "arms" and "ammunition" have the same meaning as in section 4 of the Arms Act, 1878; [* * *] (4) "notified area" means any area which is declared to be a notified area under section 3. (5) "smuggler of arms" includes any person who- (a) smuggler arms or ammunition into or from Bangladesh, or abets such smuggling; (b) sells, purchases, receives or transports, or abets the sale, purchase, receipt or transport of, arms or ammunition which he knows or has reason to believe to have been smuggled; (c) has been convicted by any Court in Bangladesh of an offence connected with the smuggling of arms or ammunition; or [* * *]

  1. 3. Clauses (2) and (3) were omitted by First Schedule of the East Pakistan Repealing and Amending Ordinance, 1962 (Ordinance No. XIII of 1962)
  2. 4. Sub-clause (d) was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

End of s. 2.

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