Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021 · Updated to 1 Jul 2025 · Part 2 · Offences
25. Unauthorised supply or conveyance of explosives or explosive precursors
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A person commits an offence if —
the person supplies or conveys any object or thing or takes part in the supply of any object or thing;
the object or thing is an explosive or explosive precursor;
the person knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the object or thing is an explosive or explosive precursor; and
the supply or conveyance of that object or thing is not authorised under subsection (2).
The supply or conveyance by a person of an explosive or explosive precursor is authorised if —
for an unmarked plastic explosive —
the supply or conveyance —
is under a licence granted to the person to supply or convey the unmarked plastic explosive;
is in a quantity no greater than that necessary for the purpose of, and is solely for, any MARPLEX Convention excepted use; and
is to an acquirer who is authorised (within the meaning of section 26) to possess the unmarked plastic explosive; or
the unmarked plastic explosive is an integral part of an explosive device that was manufactured exclusively for defence purposes of an authorised military or police personnel or a member of a visiting force lawfully present in Singapore, and the explosive device is for use exclusively for the defence purposes of that authorised military or police personnel or member of a visiting force lawfully present in Singapore; or
for any other explosive or explosive precursor, the person —
is granted a licence, or is a class licensee authorised under a class licence, to supply or convey that explosive or explosive precursor; or
is exempt from this section under section 87, 88 or 89 in relation to the person if the explosive is not an unmarked plastic explosive.
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