1. Short title Local extent
This Act may be called the Arms Act, 1878; and it extends to the whole of Bangladesh.
[Savings]
But nothing herein contained shall apply to-
(a) arms, ammunition or military stores on board any seagoing vessel and forming part of her ordinary armament or equipment, or
(b) the manufacture, conversion, sale, import, export, transport, bearing or possession of arms, ammunition or military stores by order of the Government, [* * *], or by a public servant [* * *] in the course of his duty as such public servant [* * *].
2. The words "or any Provincial Government" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
3. The words, comma and figure "or a member of the forces constituted by the Pakistan Territorial Force Act, 1950" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
4. The words "or member" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)