Singapore legislation

Regulation 10

of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Transporting Lower-risk Explosives — Class Licence) Order 2025

Regulation 10

Class licence for carrier transporting more specified lower‑risk explosive

Every person who —

(a)

is a contracted carrier of —

(i)

a holder of an explosives licence authorising the holder to carry on a regulated activity involving a specified lower‑risk explosive; or

(ii)

a class licensee who is authorised by a class licence under paragraph 4 or 5 of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Dealing in Certain Lower‑risk Explosives — Class Licence) Order 2025 to carry out a regulated activity involving a specified lower‑risk explosive;

(b)

transports by road outside of impermissible transport hours any relevant consignment of lower‑risk explosives consisting of 3 or more metric tonnes of specified lower‑risk explosives —

(i)

for or in connection with any regulated activity mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a);

(ii)

by using a goods vehicle which —

(A)

is a suitable motor vehicle for that relevant consignment;

(B)

is marked in accordance with SS586; and

(C)

is driven by an individual who holds a HAZMAT driving licence and has successfully completed training conducted by the Singapore Civil Defence Force on the dangers of explosive precursors, the action to be taken in an emergency involving explosive precursors, and the requirements under the Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations with respect to the carrying of documents about lower‑risk explosives;

(iii)

in packaging that is and is labelled in conformity with 3.2 of the UNRTDG Volume I and 5.2.2 of the UNRTDG Volume II; and

(iv)

by travelling from a place to another place wholly within Singapore —

(A)

directly to its destination, taking the shortest route that does not involve travelling in a road tunnel and that, as far as is practicable, avoids densely populated areas and the Central Business District;

(B)

as far as practicable without stopping en‑route; and

(C)

without unpacking or opening in any way any of the specified lower‑risk explosives comprised in the relevant consignment while it is being conveyed; and

(c)

starts the Singapore journey transporting the relevant consignment of specified lower‑risk explosives mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) only where there is established, by the class licensee or otherwise, for that journey, an emergency action plan appropriate to transporting that relevant consignment,is subject to a class licence authorising the person to transport the relevant consignment of specified lower‑risk explosives and to be in possession of a specified lower‑risk explosive when so transporting the relevant consignment of specified lower‑risk explosives.