Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Guns) Regulations 2025
Regulation 5
Meaning of “safety management plan”
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, a “safety management plan” means a document or compilation of documents in English that —
describes the risk management procedures that are proposed to be implemented by an applicant for, or a holder of, a gun licence in order to manage the hazards and risks to safety associated with the regulated activity to be authorised by the licence;
describes the policies, procedures and practices that are proposed to be implemented by an applicant for, or a holder of, a gun licence —
to protect people who may be affected by the regulated activity from alarm, death or injury; and
to protect property from unlawful destruction or damage and otherwise preserve public safety, when the regulated activity is carried on; and
requires the keeping of records which are sufficient to allow a Licensing Officer or an authorised officer to assess whether the safety management plan has been complied with.
Subregulation 2
Without limiting paragraph (1), a safety management plan must contain the following:
details of the policies, procedures and practices established by an applicant for, or a holder of, a gun licence, for each matter set out in the First Schedule as is applicable to the regulated activity to be authorised by the gun licence;
an assessment of the risks that may arise from handling, possessing or using any gun, gun part or gun accessory under the gun licence;
an emergency response plan to manage risk to the safety and health of people in an emergency event;
the internal policies, procedures and controls established by the applicant for, or the holder of, a gun licence, over the regulated activity so as to monitor and ensure the compliance by that applicant or holder, and the employees or workers of that applicant or holder, with —
the requirements of the Act and these Regulations with respect to the regulated activity;
the conditions of the gun licence applied for, if granted;
any requirement of any applicable standard; and
the safety management plan approved by the Licensing Officer.