Singapore legislation

Regulation 17

of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Shooting and Paintball Ranges) Regulations 2025

Regulation 17

Manner of cancelling, etc., venue approval

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), a Licensing Officer may (without any compensation) cancel the venue approval of any place or premises as an approved shooting range or approved paintball range if the Licensing Officer is satisfied that —

(a)

the holder of a range operator licence granted the venue approval, is contravening or not complying with or has contravened or failed to comply with —

(i)

any of the conditions of the venue approval;

(ii)

any requirement of any applicable standard as the standard applies to the holder with respect to the shooting range or paintball range, as the case may be; or

(iii)

any security direction given to the holder under section 64 of the Act in relation to the approved shooting range or approved paintball range;

(b)

the holder of a range operator licence granted the venue approval is not operating a shooting range or paintball range at the approved shooting range or approved paintball range (as the case may be) in a safe or secure manner;

(c)

the venue approval had been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;

(d)

the holder of a range operator licence to whom the venue approval is granted ceases to be the holder of a current range operator licence;

(e)

the site of the shooting range or paintball range has become unsuitable because of its proximity to an airport, a port, a railway station or other similar place, or to a densely populated area, where there is an overriding need to avoid any risk of an occurrence that endangers or threatens to endanger the safety of the public; or

(f)

the national security or public interest of Singapore requires the cancellation.

Subregulation 2

However, a Licensing Officer may, in lieu of cancelling a venue approval of any place or premises as an approved shooting range or approved paintball range, do any one or more of the following (without compensation):

(a)

censure in writing the holder of a range operator licence granted the venue approval;

(b)

direct the holder of a range operator licence granted the venue approval to do, or to refrain from doing, such things as are specified in a direction to rectify any contravention or non-compliance mentioned in paragraph (1)(a);

(c)

suspend the venue approval for not more than 6 months.

Subregulation 3

Before exercising any powers under paragraph (1) or (2), a Licensing Officer must give written notice to the holder of a range operator licence concerned —

(a)

stating that the Licensing Officer intends to decide under this regulation and the nature of the decision; and

(b)

specifying the time (being not less than 14 days after the date of service of the notice on the holder) within which written representations may be made to the Licensing Officer with respect to the proposed decision.

Subregulation 4

The Licensing Officer may, after considering any written representation made pursuant to paragraph (3)(b), decide whether or not to exercise any power under paragraph (1) or (2) as the Licensing Officer considers appropriate.

Subregulation 5

The Licensing Officer must serve on the holder of a range operator licence concerned a written notice of his or her decision under paragraph (4), and if the decision is to cancel or suspend the venue approval, the written notice must —

(a)

state that the Licensing Officer cancels or suspends (as the case may be) the venue approval and —

(i)

the date the cancellation takes effect; or

(ii)

the dates the suspension starts to take effect and ends; and

(b)

specify each ground for the cancellation or suspension, as the case may be.

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