Prohibition of the Sale of Gunpowder, Weapons and Ammunition

Type

Decision

Number

203

Date of the text

02/09/1939

Official Gazette

published in 1939

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

3

What it provides

This decision bans the sale of weapons of all categories, ammunition and its components, and gunpowder throughout the mandated territories, even to holders of licences to carry arms, and imposes fines and imprisonment on violating dealers.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1939. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.