Arms Act, 1959
15. Duration and renewal of license-
(1) A license under section3 shall, unless
revoked earlier, continue in force for a period of three years from the dare on
which it is granted:
Provided
that such
a license may be granted for a shorter period if the person by whom the license
is required so desires or if the licensing authority for reasons to be recorded
in writing considers in any case that the license should be granted for a
shorter period.
(2) A license under any other provision of
Chapter II shall, unless revoked earlier, continue in force for such period
from the dare on which it is granted as the licensing authority may in each
case determine.
(3) Every license shall, unless the licensing
authority for reasons to be recorded in writing otherwise decides in any case,
be renewable for the same period for which the license was originally granted
and shall be so renewable from time to time, and the provisions of section 13
and 14 shall apply to the renewal of a license as they apply to the grant
thereof.