Singapore legislation
Section 7
of Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958
Section 7
Offences relating to scheduled weapons
(1)
Any person who, otherwise than for a lawful purpose —
carries or has in his possession or under his control;
manufactures, sells or hires or offers or exposes for sale or hire; or
lends or gives to any other person,any scheduled weapon shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 6 strokes and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 8 years and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 6 strokes.
(2)
In any prosecution for an offence under subsection (1), the onus of proving the existence of a lawful purpose shall be upon the accused.
(3)
An offence under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be an arrestable and non‑bailable offence.