LAHORE, Dec 24 (APP):Punjab Home Department has delegated all powers of arms repair licenses to deputy commissioners and additional secretary (Judicial) Home Department. A notification issued here on Tuesday said the transfer of powers had been done under the Punjab Arms Rules 2023. Similarly, the authority to validate old arms repair licenses has also been delegated to the concerned DCs and ASG Home Department. Earlier, the powers of changing the bore, increasing the bullets …
DCs get power of issuing arms repair licenses
LAHORE, Dec 24 (APP):Punjab Home Department has delegated all powers of arms repair licenses to deputy commissioners and additional secretary (Judicial) Home Department.
A notification issued here on Tuesday said the transfer of powers had been done under the Punjab Arms Rules 2023. Similarly, the authority to validate old arms repair licenses has also been delegated to the concerned DCs and ASG Home Department.
Earlier, the powers of changing the bore, increasing the bullets in the existing category of arms were also assigned to the DCs. Similarly, all powers of issuing duplicate arms licenses have also been given to the DCs as well.
The DCs will be obliged to share updated records of arms licenses with the Home Department every month, said in the notification.
