Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Shooting and Paintball Ranges) Regulations 2025
Regulation 5
Meaning of “security plan”
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, a “security plan” means a document or compilation of documents in English that —
identifies the security risks that may arise from the regulated activity to be authorised by a range operator licence;
describes the details of the facilities, systems and procedures proposed to be implemented by an applicant for, or a holder of, a range operator licence —
to deal with the identified security risks associated with the regulated activity to be authorised by the licence, which may, where appropriate, include the deployment of auxiliary police officers to patrol or guard property while armed with firearms;
to ensure the secure possession and handling of any gun when operating a shooting range or paintball range, which may, where appropriate, include screening of individuals seeking entry into or leaving the shooting range or paintball range; and
to —
detect any unauthorised entry into the shooting range or paintball range by any means, including the breakage of any glass door, or glass window, of those premises;
detect movement within those premises by way of a microwave, passive infrared, ultrasonic or other similar detection system; and
instantly activate an externally visible alarm warning light and a loud siren in and outside the shooting range or paintball range, and a remote alarm monitored by a security service; and
requires the keeping of records which are sufficient to allow a Licensing Officer or an authorised officer to assess whether the security plan has been complied with.
Subregulation 2
In paragraph (1)(b) —
Definition
“screening” means —
a search of an individual, or of any property in the individual’s possession, by means of an equipment that is designed to carry out the search without touching the individual or the individual’s property, as the case may be;
a frisk search of an individual conducted by quickly running the hands over the individual’s outer clothing, and an examination of anything worn or carried by the individual that is conveniently and voluntarily removed by the individual; or
a physical search of any personal property in the individual’s possession, not being clothing worn by the individual;
Definition
“security service” means a holder of a security service provider’s licence granted under the Private Security Industry Act 2007.