Singapore legislation
Section 127C
Section 127C
Bringing dangerous items into bus or bus interchange
(1)
It is also a condition of entry to any bus or bus interchange that a bus passenger of the bus or an entrant to the bus interchange must not take into or possess when on board the bus or in the bus interchange a dangerous item.
(2)
A bus passenger of a bus or an entrant to a bus interchange must not take a dangerous item on board the bus or into the bus interchange unless the bus passenger or entrant (as the case may be) has the express permission of a police officer or an approved person to do so.
(3)
An individual who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
(4)
However, it is not an offence under subsection (3) if the individual disposes of the dangerous item before boarding the bus or entering the bus interchange.
(5)
In this section, “dangerous item” means any of the following:
any pistol, gun, stun gun, taser, firearm or other object or a thing that, if used in the way for which it is or was designed or adapted, is or was capable of being aimed at a target and causing hurt or injury —
by propelling a bullet, shot or other projectile; or
by discharging any corrosive substance or poison,by means of a burning propellant, compressed air or other compressed gas, or an explosive force (however caused);
a marine flare and signal, landing flare, highway fuse, smoke generator, distress signal or other pyrotechnic device intended for signalling, warning, rescue or similar purposes;
a firework, grenade, ammunition or any explosive device or explosive substance;
an axe, or a sword, dagger, spear or spearhead;
any petroleum or any substance prescribed to be a flammable material for the purposes of the Fire Safety Act 1993;
a hazardous substance or corrosive substance;
any other article or substance which is capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or the environment and is prescribed under section 140 by the Minister as a dangerous item.