Section 25, The Arms and Ammunition Act, 2012

For identification purposes, every manufacturer shallassign a unique and specific marking on all small arms and light weapons, their ammunition and other materials in such manner as may be prescribed by the Registrar including the following– (a) “Classic marking” shall consist of a legible unique serial number, including the manufacturer’s identity, country and year of manufacture, information on the purchaser’s identity and the country of destination, expressed alphanumerically and featured in a maximum number of essential or important parts of the small arm or light weapon; (b) “Security marking” which shall be applied to all weapons produced after the entry into force of this Act, for the identification of small arms in the event that classic markings have been destroyed or falsified, made on component parts that are not easily manipulated after the small arm’s manufacture, and the falsification of which would render the small arm unusable.