16. ARMS ACT, 1878

16. ARMS ACT, 1878

• Passed by Lord Lytton.
• Prohibited Indians from possessing arms without a licence — a racially discriminatory law since Europeans/Anglo-Indians were exempted from this requirement.
• Aimed at preventing another uprising like 1857.

Key Facts

• Year: 1878; Viceroy: Lord Lytton; discriminatory — exempted Europeans