Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

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

Regulation 3

Meaning of “defined incident” and other associated terms

Subregulation 1

In this Order, “defined incident” means an occurrence associated with the carrying out of a regulated activity involving an explosive where —

(a)

an individual suffers a fatal explosives‑related injury;

(b)

an individual suffers a serious explosives‑related injury;

(c)

any premises or conveyance is wholly or partly destroyed; or

(d)

any premises or conveyance sustains damage or structural failure that adversely affects the structural strength or performance of the premises or conveyance.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of the definition of “defined incident” in sub‑paragraph (1), an individual suffers a fatal explosives‑related injury if —

(a)

he or she suffers an injury as a result of —

(i)

being in any premises or conveyance used in the carrying out of a regulated activity involving an explosive; or

(ii)

direct contact during a regulated activity with an explosive;

(b)

he or she dies as a result of the injury after sustaining the injury; and

(c)

the injury did not result from natural causes.

Subregulation 3

For the purposes of the definition of “defined incident” in sub‑paragraph (1), an individual suffers a serious explosives‑related injury if —

(a)

he or she suffers an injury as a result of —

(i)

being in any premises or conveyance used in the carrying out of a regulated activity involving an explosive; or

(ii)

direct contact during a regulated activity with an explosive;

(b)

the injury is —

(i)

a fracture, other than to a finger, thumb or toe;

(ii)

any loss of a limb or part of a limb;

(iii)

dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine;

(iv)

loss of sight, whether temporary or permanent;

(v)

penetrating injury to the eye;

(vi)

loss of hearing in any one ear, whether temporary or permanent;

(vii)

any injury leading to the individual’s unconsciousness or the individual requiring resuscitation;

(viii)

an injury to any internal organ of the individual; or

(ix)

likely to require hospitalisation for a period that starts no later than the 7th day after the date the individual sustained the injury and exceeds 48 hours after starting; and

(c)

the injury did not result from natural causes.

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