Singapore legislation

Regulation 25

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

Regulation 25

Loss, theft, incidents, etc., must be reported

Subregulation 1

A holder of a range operator licence must, without delay, notify the police by calling ‘999’ upon becoming aware of any of the following occurrences at an approved shooting range or approved paintball range under the holder’s charge and control:

(a)

any theft or attempted theft, or any loss, of any gun stores or ammunition handled by or in the possession of the holder;

(b)

any of the following found on the approved paintball range or approved shooting range:

(i)

any gun, gun part, gun accessory or ammunition that appears to be abandoned;

(ii)

any gun that does not have an identification mark;

(iii)

any gun, gun part, gun accessory or ammunition that the licensed range operator is not authorised by or under the Act to possess or handle;

(c)

there is unauthorised entry of any person into the approved paintball range or approved shooting range;

(d)

a defined incident happening in the approved paintball range or approved shooting range.

Subregulation 2

In paragraph (1)(d), “defined incident” means an occurrence associated with the carrying out of a regulated activity involving any gun, gun part, gun accessory or ammunition where —

(a)

an individual suffers a fatal gun‑related injury;

(b)

an individual suffers a serious gun‑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 3

For the purposes of the definition of “defined incident” in paragraph (2), an individual suffers a fatal gun-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 the regulated activity; or

(ii)

direct contact during the regulated activity with any gun, gun part, gun accessory or ammunition;

(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 4

For the purposes of the definition of “defined incident” in paragraph (2), an individual suffers a serious gun‑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 the regulated activity; or

(ii)

direct contact with any gun, gun part, gun accessory or ammunition when the regulated activity was carried on;

(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 other injury leading to unconsciousness or requires resuscitation;

(viii)

an injury to any internal organ of the individual; or

(ix)

is 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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