Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Type 3 Weapons — Exemption) Order 2025
Regulation 8
Licence not needed to acquire Type 3 weapon for ornamental or vocational purposes
An individual who is not and has not been found or declared to be of unsound mind is exempt from section 33(1) of the Act for acquiring, or taking part in the acquisition of, one or more Type 3 weapons for the individual’s personal use for any of the following purposes, and no other purposes:
as an ornament for display to the general public or otherwise;
as a curio or as part of a collection due to the Type 3 weapon’s commemorative, historical, thematic or heirloom value;
as a tool or an implement to carry out manual work in the course of the individual’s vocation or employment, or the individual’s lessons or training, that requires the use of the Type 3 weapon;
as a tool or an implement to carry out, either for the individual’s own food or personal recreation or hobby —
any cultivation of plants or keeping of fish, bees or animals; or
any gardening, landscaping or other similar manual work that requires the use of the Type 3 weapon.