Office Memorandum No. 4144/2026/HD of the Home Department, Government of Maharashtra dated 7th May, 2026 on the operation of a firing range [C1A-85W]
As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 4144/2026/HD
GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA
Home Department, Government of Maharashtra
Mumbai, dated the 7th May, 2026
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The operation of a firing range by licensees of a firing range under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Home Department, Government of Maharashtra on the manner in which the operation of a firing range by licensees of a firing range is to be regulated under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951.
2. The matter has been examined. Every licensee of a firing range carrying on the operation of a firing range shall make an application in Form E to the Cantonment Board within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of five thousand rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the operation of a firing range is undertaken, and the Cantonment Board shall dispose of it within fifteen days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Home Department, Government of Maharashtra.
(Secretary to Government)
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