Singapore legislation

Regulation 56

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

Regulation 56

Security of keys to safes, etc.

Subregulation 1

A holder of an armourer’s licence to store in an armoury any gun stores —

(a)

must use a security device to secure those gun stores;

(b)

must take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent the key to the security device from being lost or stolen, or coming into the possession or knowledge of an unauthorised person;

(c)

must take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that a key for a container used to secure ammunition is not kept in a security device that is used to secure a firearm in which the ammunition may be used; and

(d)

must take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that a key for a security device that is used to secure a firearm is not kept in a container used to secure ammunition suitable for use in that firearm.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), a person will be taken as not to have taken all reasonable steps necessary to prevent the key to the security device from being lost or stolen, or coming into the possession or knowledge of an unauthorised person if —

(a)

in the case of a combination or key code or electronic access code, the person —

(i)

tells another person the combination or key code or electronic access code and that other person is not authorised by or under the Act to possess or handle any gun, gun part or gun accessory which is secured by the security device; or

(ii)

leaves a record of the combination or key code or electronic access code in a place where it may be discovered by a person who is not authorised by or under the Act to possess or handle any gun, gun part or gun accessory which is secured by the security device;

(b)

in the case of a key, the person leaves the key in the lock of the security device; or

(c)

in the case of a key or key card, the person —

(i)

gives the key or key card to another person (other than a person who may lawfully access the security device);

(ii)

tells another person the place in which the key or key card is kept (other than a person who may lawfully access the security device); or

(iii)

leaves the key or key card in a place where it may be discovered by an unauthorised person.

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