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 —

(a)

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;

(b)

describes the policies, procedures and practices that are proposed to be implemented by an applicant for, or a holder of, a gun licence —

(i)

to protect people who may be affected by the regulated activity from alarm, death or injury; and

(ii)

to protect property from unlawful destruction or damage and otherwise preserve public safety, when the regulated activity is carried on; and

(c)

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:

(a)

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;

(b)

an assessment of the risks that may arise from handling, possessing or using any gun, gun part or gun accessory under the gun licence;

(c)

an emergency response plan to manage risk to the safety and health of people in an emergency event;

(d)

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 —

(i)

the requirements of the Act and these Regulations with respect to the regulated activity;

(ii)

the conditions of the gun licence applied for, if granted;

(iii)

any requirement of any applicable standard; and

(iv)

the safety management plan approved by the Licensing Officer.