13. Of retainers: - (1) When the owner of any arms of ammunition licensed inform III applies for permitting his agent, relative or employee to possess or carry any of the arms or ammunition covered by the licence for sport, protection or display, on his behalf, whether in attendance on him or not, and in circumstances different from those mentioned in the proviso to Section3, such agent, relative or employee may, if the licensing authority considers it fit, be shown as a retainer by entering his name and other particulars in column 6 of the owner’s licence in Form III.
Note. -The owner of any weapon may apply to the licensing authority to omit the name of the retainer and in all such cases; the licensing authority shall omit the name of the retainer. When a retainer ceases to be in the service of the owner he shall not be entitled to possess or carry any of the arms or ammunition allowed until then, nor shall any person who subsequently comes in the service of the owner be so entitled until and unless his name and particulars are entered in like manner in the licence.
(2) A licence in Form III granted to a company for the protection of its premises or property shall be in the name of a member, agent or other representative of the company, who shall be responsible for the custody of the weapon. The name of a servant or any other employee entrusted with the weapon for guarding the premises or property of the company shall be entered as a retainer in the appropriate column of the licence. The licensing authority shall issue to the licensee a permit in Form III-B for each of such retainers shown in the licence. The permit shall remain in the personal custody of the representative of the company and shall be made over to the retainers when they are entrusted with the weapons covered by the licence:
Provided that the licensing authority shall obtain a report from the police about the antecedents of the retainer and take into consideration such report before admitting him as a retainer.
(3) A licence in Form III-A for possession and carrying of arms or ammunition may be granted to a person nominated to be his retainer by a person exempted for licensing requirements:
Provided that the retainer shall have no right, independent of the person so exempted, to use the arms or ammunition covered by the licence, and the licence shall cease to be in force on the day on which the person so exempted has ceased to be an exempted, or the retainer has ceased to be in the service of the exemptee:
Provided further that the licensing authority shall obtain are port from the Police about the antecedents of the retainer and take into consideration such report before admitting him as a retainer.
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