Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
Penalty for being in unlawful possession of arms or ammunition
(1)
Subject to subsection (4), any person who, after the commencement of this Act, is in unlawful possession of any arm or ammunition shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be punished with caning with not less than six strokes.
(2)
Subject to subsection (4), any person who unlawfully carries any arm shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be punished with caning with not less than six strokes.
(3)
Where any person at the time of his committing or at the time of his apprehension for any scheduled offence has on his person any arm, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be punished on conviction to imprisonment for life and shall also be punished with caning with not less than six strokes.
(4)
Where any person convicted of an offence punishable under subsection (1) or (2) is proved to have been previously convicted of a scheduled offence, he shall be liable to imprisonment for life and shall also be punished with caning with not less than six strokes.