Singapore legislation
Section 34
Section 34
Absolute prohibition of carriage of dangerous materials on unmanned aircraft
(1)
If —
a person operates an unmanned aircraft to fly indoors or at any height over any area in Singapore; and
the unmanned aircraft carries a prohibited item when so flying,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.
(2)
In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) —
it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that an accused knew that the unmanned aircraft carried a prohibited item when flying; but(b)it is a defence to the charge for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that the unmanned aircraft carried a prohibited item when flying.
(3)
Every offence under this section is an arrestable offence within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010.
(4)
In this section, “prohibited item” means —
any weapon, substance or other thing the possession of which (for any purpose) would constitute an offence under any of the following written laws:
the Arms and Explosives Act (Cap. 13);
the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958; (iii)the Dangerous Fireworks Act 1972;
any biological agent, biological agent waste or toxin within the meaning of the Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005;
any radioactive material, radioactive substance or radioactive waste within the meaning of the Radiation Protection Act 2007; or
any other hazardous material (whether gaseous, liquid or solid) that is prescribed, in a notification in the Gazette, by the Minister charged with the responsibility for homefront security to be a prohibited item for the purposes of this section.[7B