Singapore legislation
Regulation 46
of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Shooting and Paintball Ranges) Regulations 2025
Regulation 46
Offences regarding minimum age
Subregulation 1
A person who contravenes —
regulation 21 or 23(1); or
regulation 24(2) involving a firearm, firearm gun part, firearm accessory or firearm shooting arena,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $25,000.
Subregulation 2
A person who contravenes —
regulation 22(1) or (2) or 23(2); or
regulation 24(2) involving an airgun, a gun part of an airgun or a gun accessory to an airgun, or an airgun shooting arena,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $13,000.
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraphs (1) and (2), a person who contravenes regulation 20 or 24(1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
Subregulation 4
It is a defence to any prosecution for an offence under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) for contravening regulation 20, 21 or 22(1) or (2) (as the case may be) if the defendant proves, on a balance of probabilities, that the defendant —
had reasonable grounds to believe and did make reasonable inquiries to ascertain that the individual —
to whom possession of a gun or use thereof was given or allowed at an approved paintball range or approved shooting range; or
to whom entry into a firearm shooting arena, airgun shooting arena or a paintball game area,was not an underaged individual; and
had received from the individual mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a), evidence purporting to show that that individual was not an underaged individual, and that it was reasonable to, and the defendant did accept that evidence as correct.
Subregulation 5
In paragraph (4), “underaged”, in relation to an individual, means an individual who is below the applicable minimum age.