Singapore legislation

Regulation 11

of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Manufacture, Trading, Supply, Carriage and Disposal of Type 2 Weapons — Class Licence) Order 2025

Regulation 11

Special conditions for supplier class licensee

Subregulation 1

A class licensee by virtue of paragraph 6 must take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that no Type 2 weapon is supplied by the class licensee to —

(a)

an individual who is underaged;

(b)

an individual who does not first produce evidence to the licensee purporting to show that that individual is not underaged;

(c)

an individual who appears to be adversely affected by alcohol, a drug or an intoxicating substance; or

(d)

a person who does not first produce to the class licensee acceptable proof of the person’s authorisation by or under the Act to possess the Type 2 weapon.

Subregulation 2

Every class licensee by virtue of paragraph 6 must take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that every purchaser of a Type 2 weapon from the class licensee is given a copy of an advisory, prepared by the Licensing Officer, about the safe use and keeping of the weapon.

Subregulation 3

For the purposes of this regulation, an individual is adversely affected by alcohol, a drug or an intoxicating substance if the individual’s judgement or capacity is impaired to the extent that the individual may expose the individual’s or another individual’s health or safety to a risk.

Subregulation 4

In sub‑paragraph (1) —

Definition

“acceptable proof of authorisation”, for a person, means documentary evidence that might reasonably be accepted as applying to the person and as proving that the person is authorised by or under the Act to possess a Type 2 weapon;

Definition

“underaged”, in relation to an individual, means an individual who is below 18 years of age.