50. Previous consent in certain cases. - (1) A licence having effect beyond the local limits of the authority of the officer granting it shall not be granted for the transport or export or import of any arms or ammunition to a place, without ascertaining that there is no objection to the grant of such licence on the part of-
(i) The District Magistrate having jurisdiction over the area in which such place is situated, or
(ii) The Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, if such place is in that State, or
(iii) The Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Pondicherry, if such place is in any of the ex-French Settlements in India.
(2) For the purposes of sub-rule (1), either-
(i) A certificate of “no objection” may be obtained by the applicant for the licence, or
(ii) An enquiry may be made by the authority to whom; application for grant of such licence is made.
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