Singapore legislation

Regulation 15

of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Guns) Regulations 2025

Regulation 15

What is needed in gun trader’s licence application

Subregulation 1

In addition to regulation 10, the following special information must accompany an application for a gun trader’s licence:

(a)

whether the regulated activity which is the subject of the application is importing or exporting or both;

(b)

the quantity of any gun, gun part or gun accessory (as the case may be) to be imported or exported by the applicant under the licence;

(c)

the identification mark of every gun to be imported or exported under the licence;

(d)

the date and time that the gun, gun part or gun accessory mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) is to be imported or exported or both;

(e)

the country, and the port or airport, of departure, arrival and transit (where applicable) of the gun, gun part or gun accessory mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) to be imported or exported;

(f)

where the application relates to an export of any gun, gun part or gun accessory, any evidence of approval by the relevant authority of the foreign country to which the gun, gun part or gun accessory mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) is to be exported, for it to be imported into that foreign country;

(g)

the intended use of the gun, gun part or gun accessory (as the case may be) in sub‑paragraph (b);

(h)

the flight number, vessel number or vehicle number of the conveyance used or to be used to import or export the gun, gun part or gun accessory mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b);

(i)

where the application is made by an agent on behalf of another person (called the principal) —

(i)

the identity particulars, telephone number, email address and contact address of the principal on whose behalf the agent is making the application; and

(ii)

any documentary evidence that might reasonably be accepted as applying to the principal and as proving that the principal is authorised by or under the Act to handle the gun, gun part or gun accessory mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b);

(j)

if applicable, the full name, email address and contact address of the person transhipping the gun, gun part or gun accessory mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) to be covered by the licence applied for.

Subregulation 2

In paragraph (1)(j), “transhipping” means moving goods from the conveyance on which the goods were brought into Singapore and placing the goods on the same or another conveyance for the purpose of taking them out of Singapore, where these acts are carried out under a through bill of lading, through airway bill or through manifest.