Firearms and Ammunition

Type

Decree-Law

Number

137

Date of the text

12/06/1959

Official Gazette

published in 1959

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

81

What it provides

This legislative decree classifies military equipment, weapons, ammunition and explosives into three types and nine categories, covering military and non-military arms, and explosives and gunpowder with their accessories.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 0/1962 of 12/06/1962
• Partly repealed by Law/1962 of 12/06/1962, articles 72
• Amended by Law No. 347/1994 of 16/06/1994
• Amended by Law No. 190/2000 of 24/05/2000, articles 3
• Amended by Law No. 22/1966 of 29/03/1966, articles 72, 78, 79
• Partly repealed by Law No. 22/1966 of 29/03/1966, articles 72, 78, 79
• Amended by Law No. 72/1999 of 31/03/1999, articles 2, 17

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1959. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.