Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Maritime Industry — Exemption) Order 2025
Regulation 5
Personal airguns, weapons, etc., of ship passenger or crew
Subregulation 1
A passenger, a crew member or the master of a ship mentioned in paragraph 3(1) is exempt from —
sections 11(1) and 14 of the Act for storing or having possession of, and for importing or exporting, any airgun, airgun part or airgun accessory, respectively; and
sections 29(1) and 31 of the Act for having possession of, and for importing or exporting, any relevant weapon, respectively,where the airgun, airgun part, airgun accessory or relevant weapon is the baggage of the passenger, crew member or master, and is kept on board the ship in accordance with the safekeeping conditions in sub‑paragraphs (2) and (3), when he or she is in Singapore.
Subregulation 2
The airgun, airgun part, airgun accessory or relevant weapon mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) must be stored —
in a suitable secure room in the ship; or
in a suitable locked container.
Subregulation 3
The airgun mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) must be stored in an inoperable state.
Subregulation 4
However, this paragraph does not apply to a relevant weapon which is used or for use by a passenger, crew member or the master on board a ship for a genuine reason as defined in paragraph 6(5).