Regulation 2
Definitions
of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Explosives — Exemption) Order 2025
Subregulation 1
In this Order —
Definition
“bon-bon cracker” means an article containing a bon‑bon cracker snap which is designed to emit a low‑level noise when it is pulled apart;
Definition
“bon-bon cracker snap” means the component of a bon‑bon cracker which is designed to produce a sound resulting from an explosion that occurs when the ends of strips (to which an initiatory explosive is applied in a quantity not exceeding 2 grams per 1,000 articles) are pulled away from each other;
Definition
“classification code”, for an explosive, means the figures representing —
the class, division and compatibility group to which the explosive is assigned in conformity with 2.1.1.4 and 2.1.2 of the UNRTDG Volume I; or
the class, division and packing compatibility group to which the explosive is assigned in conformity with 3.2 of the UNRTDG Volume I;
Definition
“confetti bomb” means a pyrotechnic device designed to project confetti and to emit a report when an igniting string is pulled and containing an explosive substance with a mass not exceeding 20 milligrams, mainly consisting of any one or more of the following substances:
potassium chlorate;
amorphous phosphorus;
antimony sulfide;
sulfur;
Definition
“conveyance” excludes an aircraft;
Definition
“display host”, for a fireworks display, means the person who employs or otherwise engages a fireworks contractor to organise the fireworks display for the person, and includes a person who receives or is entitled to receive revenue from the sale (if any) of tickets to attend the fireworks display;
Definition
“fireworks” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Explosives and Explosive Precursors) Regulations 2025 (G.N. No. S 374/2025);
Definition
“fireworks contractor”, for a fireworks display, means the person who is engaged by the display host for the fireworks display to organise that fireworks display;
Definition
“fireworks display” means an indoor or outdoor display of fireworks staged as a show, or a series of shows, as part of a carnival, cultural event, religious event, sporting event, concert, performing arts event, commemorative event or other organised event for entertainment;
Definition
“hold”, for a licence, means to be granted a licence;
Definition
“motor vehicle” means a vehicle that is propelled wholly or partly by a motor or by any means other than human or animal power, and is intended or adapted for use on any road;
Definition
“organise”, for a fireworks display, has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Explosives and Explosive Precursors) Regulations 2025;
Definition
“party explosive” means any of the following:
bon-bon cracker;
bon-bon cracker snap;
confetti bomb;
streamer bomb;
Definition
“safety or life-saving equipment” means any of the following equipment which is designed to be activated by an explosive substance or explosive device contained in the equipment:
an air bag inflator or air bag module for use in a motor vehicle that is of classification code 1.4 UN number 0503;
a seatbelt pretensioner for use in a conveyance that is of classification code 1.4 UN Number 0503;
a fire extinguisher of classification code 2.2 UN Number 1044 containing a fire extinguisher cartridge or squib to disperse a fire suppressant;
an evacuation slide or a lift raft, or other similar device or equipment for preserving life, that is required to be carried on board a conveyance in accordance with written law and, in the case of a foreign registered conveyance, also in accordance with the laws of the country the conveyance is registered in;
Definition
“streamer bomb” means a pyrotechnic device designed to project streamers and to emit a report when an igniting string is pulled and containing an explosive substance with a mass not exceeding 20 milligrams, mainly consisting of any one or more of the following substances:
potassium chlorate;
amorphous phosphorus;
antimony sulfide;
sulfur;
Definition
“UN Number” means a United Nations serial number that is a 4‑digit number used by the United Nations to identify an explosive;
Definition
“UNRTDG” means the document called the “Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods — Model Regulations” Volumes I and II, 23rd revised edition (Ref: ST/SG/AC.10/1/Rev.23), which was published by the United Nations, New York and Geneva, and issued by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, in 2023.
Subregulation 2
In this paragraph, a reference to the mass of an explosive substance is a reference to the mass of the explosive substance exclusive of its packaging.