Singapore legislation

Regulation 23

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

Regulation 23

Reporting of loss or safety incident

Subregulation 1

A holder of a gun licence must, without delay, notify the police by calling ‘999’ upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences:

(a)

any theft or attempted theft, or any loss, of any gun, gun part or gun accessory authorised to be possessed, handled or used by the holder under the gun licence;

(b)

any of the following found on any place or the premises occupied by the holder to carry on the regulated activity covered by the holder’s gun licence:

(i)

any gun, gun part or gun accessory that appears to be abandoned;

(ii)

any gun that does not have an identification mark for the gun marked on the gun in accordance with regulation 22;

(iii)

any gun, gun part or gun accessory that the holder is not authorised by or under the Act to possess, handle or use;

(c)

any unauthorised entry of any person into the place or premises which are occupied by the holder to carry on the regulated activity covered by the holder’s gun licence;

(d)

a defined incident happening within any place or premises where and when the holder is carrying on a regulated activity;

(e)

any misfire of a gun or like event with the potential to cause a defined incident in sub‑paragraph (d).

Subregulation 2

In paragraph (1)(d) and (e), “defined incident” means an occurrence associated with the carrying out of a regulated activity involving a gun, gun part or gun accessory where —

(a)

an individual suffers a fatal gun‑related injury;

(b)

an individual suffers a serious gun‑related injury;

(c)

any premises or conveyance is wholly or partly destroyed; or

(d)

any premises or conveyance sustains damage or structural failure that adversely affects the structural strength or performance of the premises or conveyance.

Subregulation 3

For the purposes of the definition of “defined incident” in paragraph (2), an individual suffers a fatal gun‑related injury if —

(a)

he or she suffers an injury as a result of —

(i)

being in any premises or conveyance used in the carrying out of a regulated activity involving a gun, gun part or gun accessory; or

(ii)

direct contact during a regulated activity with a gun, gun part or gun accessory;

(b)

he or she dies as a result of the injury after sustaining the injury; and

(c)

the injury did not result from natural causes.

Subregulation 4

For the purposes of the definition of “defined incident” in paragraph (2), an individual suffers a serious gun‑related injury if —

(a)

he or she suffers an injury as a result of —

(i)

being in any premises or conveyance used in the carrying out of a regulated activity involving a gun, gun part or gun accessory; or

(ii)

direct contact during a regulated activity with a gun, gun part or gun accessory;

(b)

the injury is —

(i)

a fracture, other than to a finger, thumb or toe;

(ii)

any loss of a limb or part of a limb;

(iii)

dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine;

(iv)

loss of sight, whether temporary or permanent;

(v)

a penetrating injury to the eye;

(vi)

loss of hearing in any one ear, whether temporary or permanent;

(vii)

an injury leading to the individual’s unconsciousness or the individual requiring resuscitation;

(viii)

an injury to any internal organ of the individual; or

(ix)

likely to require hospitalisation for a period that starts no later than the 7th day after the date the individual sustained the injury and exceeds 48 hours after starting; and

(c)

the injury did not result from natural causes.

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