Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Weapons and Noxious Substances) Regulations 2025
Regulation 3
Meaning of “surveillance requirement”
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, the surveillance requirement is the requirement that a holder of a weapon licence or noxious substance licence must —
provide and maintain, in accordance with paragraph (2), an electronic video surveillance system (such as closed‑circuit television (CCTV) or its digital equivalent) as to enable the recording of activities taking place at every watched zone of any premises occupied by the holder; (b)keep each recording made using the electronic video surveillance system required by this regulation for a period of not less than 31 days after the date the recording is made; and (c)display a sign at a prominent location immediately outside every entrance to each watched zone of any premises occupied by the holder, stating that the zone is under CCTV surveillance.
Subregulation 2
The electronic video surveillance system mentioned in paragraph (1) must —
consist of an adequate number of CCTV cameras or other electronic visual monitoring devices installed at suitable locations in or on a watched zone where the field of view of every one of those CCTV cameras or other electronic visual monitoring devices is not obstructed in any way;
be capable of recording colour images —
at the resolution of HD 1080: 1920×1080 pixels or equivalent; (ii)at 12 frames per second; and
under low lighting conditions; and
always be in good order and operational.