The Punjab Home Department has delegated all powers of arms repair licences to deputy commissioners and the Home Department’s additional secretary (Judicial).

A notification issued on Tuesday said the transfer of powers had been done under the Punjab Arms Rules 2023. Similarly, the authority to validate old arms repair licences has also been delegated to the concerned DCs and the ASG Home Department.

Earlier, the powers of changing the bore, and 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 would be obliged to share updated records of arms licenses with the Home Department every month, said in the notification.