Arms and Explosives Act 1913 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Licensing of Guns, Arms and Explosives
13. Licences required in respect of guns, arms, explosives, etc.
Feedback & supportA person must not, unless authorised thereto by licence, and in accordance with the conditions of the licence and such other conditions as may be prescribed —
have in the person’s possession or under the person’s control any gun, arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance;
import any gun, arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance;
export any gun, arms, explosives, naval or military stores, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance; or
manufacture or deal in guns, arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance.
Any person who, in contravention of this section —
imports any gun, arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance;
exports any gun, arms, explosives, naval or military stores, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance; or
manufactures or deals in guns, arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years.
Any person who, in contravention of this section, has in the person’s possession or under the person’s control any gun shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 for every such gun and to imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years.
gun
“gun” includes howitzers, mortars, quick-firing and machine‑guns, and other guns of a similar nature;
Any person who, in contravention of this section, has in the person’s possession or under the person’s control any arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and to imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years.
arms
“arms” means —(a)firearms, air-guns, air-pistols, stun guns, electronic dart guns, automatic guns, automatic pistols, guns or any other kind of gun from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged or noxious fumes or noxious substance can be emitted, and any component part of any such arms;(b)bayonets, swords, daggers, spears and spearheads; and(c)such weapon, accessory, or other article or thing, as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify to be arms for the purposes of this Act or any part thereof;
Upon the conviction of any person of an offence under subsection (4), if it is proved to the satisfaction of the court before which the conviction is had that the offender had possession or control of the arms, explosives, poisonous or noxious gas or noxious substance for the purpose of committing an offence punishable under the Penal Code 1871, the offender shall, in addition to the imprisonment prescribed by that subsection, be liable to caning.
Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to any bayonet, sword, dagger, spear or spearhead in any dwelling house kept therein as a curio or for ornamental purposes.