Section 1
Short title
This Act is the Explosive Substances Act 1924.
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Explosive Substances Act 1924
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- Type
- Act
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1924
- Sections
- 6
Quick answer
About this act
Explosive Substances Act 1924 is Singapore Act, cited as Act ESA 1924, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1924.
Section 2
Interpretation
In this Act, “explosive substance” shall be deemed to include —
(a)
any material for making any explosive substance; and
(b)
any apparatus, machine, implement or material used, or intended to be used, or adapted for causing, or aiding in causing, any explosion in or with any explosive substance, and any part of any such apparatus, machine or implement.
Section 3
Penalty for causing explosion likely to endanger life or property
Any person who unlawfully and maliciously causes by any explosive substance an explosion of a nature likely to endanger life or to cause serious injury to property shall, whether or not any injury to person or property has been actually caused, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to caning, or to any 2 of such punishments.
Section 4
Penalty for attempt to cause explosion, or for making or keeping explosives, with intent to endanger life or property
Any person who unlawfully and maliciously —
(a)
does any act with intent to cause by an explosive substance, or conspires to cause by an explosive substance, an explosion of a nature likely to endanger life or to cause serious injury to property; or
(b)
makes, or has in his possession or under his control, any explosive substance with intent by means of the explosive substance to endanger life or cause serious injury to property, or to enable any other person by means of the explosive substance to endanger life or cause serious injury to property,shall, whether any explosion does or does not take place and whether or not any injury to person or property has been actually caused, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to caning, or to any 2 of such punishments.
Section 5
Penalty for making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances
Any person who makes or knowingly has in his possession or under his control any explosive substance, under such circumstances as to give rise to a reasonable suspicion that he is not making it or does not have it in his possession or under his control for a lawful object, shall, unless he can show that he made it or had it in his possession or under his control for a lawful object, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or to caning, or to any 2 of such punishments.
Section 6
Penalty for abetment
Any person who by the supply of or solicitation for money, the providing of premises, the supply of materials, or in any manner whatsoever, procures, counsels, aids, abets, or is accessory to, the commission of any offence under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to be punished with the punishment provided for the offence.
Common questions
- What is Explosive Substances Act 1924?
- Explosive Substances Act 1924 is Singapore Act, cited as Act ESA 1924, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1924.
- Is Explosive Substances Act 1924 still in force?
- Yes — Explosive Substances Act 1924 is currently in force.
- When did Explosive Substances Act 1924 take effect?
- Explosive Substances Act 1924 was first recorded in 1924.
- How many sections does Explosive Substances Act 1924 have?
- Explosive Substances Act 1924 contains 6 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of Explosive Substances Act 1924?
- The official text of Explosive Substances Act 1924 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.