Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Religious Use of Weapons — Class Licence) Order 2025

a provision in the Act;

a licence or a class licence; or

an exemption by or under section 87, 88 or 89 of the Act;“blunted”, in relation to any weapon, means any weapon the cutting edges and points of which are modified to be blunt and not capable of causing serious injury or death;“conducting”, in relation to a funeral event, funerary memorial event or religious service, includes volunteering or assisting in the conduct of that funeral event, funerary memorial event or religious service;“dagger” means a kirpan or kris;“defined weapon” means a blunted dagger or blunted sword;“dispose” means destroy or handle with a view to destroying;“funeral event” means a funeral, funeral wake or funeral procession held before or during the burial or cremation of the deceased;“funerary memorial event” means a ritual, an observance or a ceremony —

the sole purpose of which is to commemorate or honour any deceased according to any religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation; and

which is held within or outside of a place of worship and after the funeral event for the deceased,but does not include such a ritual, observance or ceremony for a public holiday;“place of worship” means any place —

that is consecrated or dedicated generally or specifically, or is associated with or regularly used, for the conduct of religious services (such as a mosque, surau, temple, sanctuary or synagogue); and

the use of which as a place of worship is not a breach of planning control under the Planning Act 1998,but excludes any individual’s home or any part of the common property of any subdivided building used (in whole or part) for residential purposes;“religious service” means a ceremony or rite, or an observance or a worship, sermon or service, based wholly on a religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation, held within a place of worship but excludes the following:

a funeral event involving a religious service;

a funerary memorial event involving a religious service;

a gathering of individuals to provide or receive (or both) lessons or teaching based wholly on a religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation;

a course of instruction or training to become a member of a religious order or in the duties of a minister of religion;“sword” excludes the following:

a machete;

a parang;

a bayonet.

the class licensee ensures that the defined weapon remains blunted at all times;

the class licensee acquires, or takes part in the acquisition of, the defined weapon from another only for the purpose mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c);

the class licensee wears or carries, and personally disposes of, the defined weapon in accordance with the requirements of the practice in Singapore of —

his or her Sikh religion in the case of the kirpan; or

his or her other religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation in the case of any other defined weapon;

the class licensee takes all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that the defined weapon, when not worn or carried by the class licensee —

is not lost or stolen; and

is not accessible to anyone else who is not authorised by or under the Act to possess the defined weapon;

the class licensee takes all reasonable steps necessary to protect other people from alarm when the class licensee wears, carries or is disposing of the defined weapon.

in the course of the individual conducting —

a funeral event or funerary memorial event organised according to any religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation; or

a religious service; and

so as to comply with the requirements of the practice in Singapore of the Sikh religion in the case of a defined weapon that is a kirpan, or of any other religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation in the case of any other defined weapon,is subject to a class licence authorising the individual to acquire and possess the kirpan or other defined weapon in connection with the individual conducting that funeral event, funerary memorial event or religious service, and to dispose of it during or at the end of that funeral event, funerary memorial event or religious service (as the case may be) if required.

in the course of taking part in a funeral event or funerary memorial event organised according to any religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation; and

so as to comply with the requirements of the practice in Singapore —

of the Sikh religion in the case of a defined weapon that is a kirpan; or

of any other religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation in the case of any other defined weapon,is subject to a class licence authorising the individual to possess the kirpan or other defined weapon in connection with the individual taking part in that funeral event or funerary memorial event.

the class licensee carries the defined weapon only —

during the period he or she is taking part in the funeral event or funerary memorial event, and at the location of the funeral event or funerary memorial event;

according to the requirements of the practice in Singapore —

of the Sikh religion in the case of a defined weapon that is a kirpan; or

of any other religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation in the case of any other defined weapon; and

while under the supervision and control of a class licensee by virtue of paragraph 6 who is conducting the funeral event or funerary memorial event;

the class licensee does not leave the defined weapon unattended.

the individual’s religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation is not the same as that applied at the funeral event, funerary memorial event or religious service; or

the individual does not have any religious belief, religious opinion or religious affiliation.