Article 40. State control over the circulation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition

State control over the circulation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be exercised by the internal affairs bodies.

The internal affairs bodies, within the limits of their powers, shall have the right to:

issue licenses and permits in the field of circulation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition;

check compliance with the requirements and conditions of licenses and permits;

request necessary information on issues arising during checks of compliance with the requirements and conditions of licenses and permits;

inspect weapons and their ammunition at the places where they are manufactured, repaired, sold, stored, and destroyed;

draw up acts based on the results of checks, indicating specific violations of the requirements and conditions of licenses and permits;

issue decisions imposing on the holders of licenses and permits the obligation to eliminate the identified violations, and establish deadlines for eliminating such violations;

suspend, restore the validity of licenses and permits, revoke licenses and permits, or apply to the court with an application for their revocation in the cases and manner prescribed by law.

Checking compliance with the procedure for the storage of civil weapons must be carried out by the prevention (senior) inspectors of the internal affairs bodies at least once a year.

State control over the circulation of civil and service weapons and their ammunition may also be exercised by other bodies within the limits of their powers.