Regulation 2 — Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (School Use

Subregulation 1

In this Order —

Definition

“adult” means an individual who is at least 18 years of age;

Definition

“authorised by or under the Act”, for a regulated activity involving any explosive precursor, weapon, gun or ammunition, means authorised to carry on the regulated activity, without committing an offence under the Act, because of —

(a)

a provision in the Act;

(b)

a licence or a class licence; or

(c)

an exemption by or under section 87, 88 or 89 of the Act;

Definition

“current”, for a licence or venue approval, means in effect, and includes not suspended;

Definition

“entity” means —

(a)

a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership);

(b)

an unincorporated association;

(c)

a partnership;

(d)

a business trust;

(e)

a body of individuals who together form a body; or

(f)

a person other than an individual;

Definition

“foreign system school” means the premises occupied by a registered private education institution to provide full‑time primary or secondary education wholly or substantially in accordance with a foreign or international curriculum;

Definition

“Government junior college” means a junior college organised and conducted directly by the Government;

Definition

“Government primary school” means a primary school organised and conducted directly by the Government;

Definition

“Government secondary school” means a secondary school organised and conducted directly by the Government;

Definition

“Government‑aided junior college” means a junior college (not being an independent school) that —

(a)

is established by any person other than the Government; and

(b)

is conducted by a committee of management which is in receipt of a grant‑in‑aid from the Government under the Education (Grant‑in‑Aid) Regulations 1982 for the defraying of the expenses incurred for conducting the school;

Definition

“Government‑aided primary school” means a primary school that —

(a)

is established by any person other than the Government; and

(b)

is conducted by a committee of management which is in receipt of a grant‑in‑aid from the Government under the Education (Grant‑in‑Aid) Regulations 1982 for the defraying of the expenses incurred for conducting the school;

Definition

“Government‑aided secondary school” means a secondary school (not being an independent school) that —

(a)

is established by any person other than the Government; and

(b)

is conducted by a committee of management which is in receipt of a grant‑in‑aid from the Government under the Education (Grant‑in‑Aid) Regulations 1982 for the defraying of the expenses incurred for conducting the school;

Definition

“grounds” means land in Singapore that has a boundary fence or another structure or feature to mark the boundary of the land;

Definition

“holder”, in relation to a licence (but not a class licence), means the person to whom the licence is granted;

Definition

“identity particulars” means —

(a)

for an individual —

(i)

the full name of the individual;

(ii)

the number of the individual’s identity card, or of the individual’s passport or work pass if he or she is not a citizen of Singapore; and

(iii)

the nationality of the individual; or

(b)

for an entity —

(i)

the full name of the entity;

(ii)

the country where the entity was incorporated or otherwise formed; and

(iii)

the Unique Entity Number (UEN) of the entity, where available;

Definition

“independent school” means a school that —

(a)

is specified in any order made under section 3(1) of the School Boards (Incorporation) Act 1990; or

(b)

is set out in Part I of the Schedule to the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations (Rg 1);

Definition

“Institute of Technical Education” means the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore established under the Institute of Technical Education Act 1992;

Definition

“integrated programme” means a programme which provides an integrated secondary and pre‑university education;

Definition

“junior college” means a school for providing full‑time pre‑university education, and includes any centralised institute which provides full‑time pre‑university education;

Definition

“licence” does not include a class licence;

Definition

“local university” means any of the following schools:

(a)

the Nanyang Technological University;

(b)

the National University of Singapore;

(c)

the Singapore Institute of Technology;

(d)

the Singapore Management University;

(e)

the Singapore University of Social Sciences;

(f)

the Singapore University of Technology and Design;

(g)

any person whose function of providing tertiary education is determined by written law;

(h)

any entity owned (wholly or partly) or controlled by any university or person mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g);

Definition

“operator”, in relation to a school, means the person conducting the provision of education in the school;

Definition

“primary school” means a school for providing full‑time primary education;

Definition

“principal”, in relation to a school, means the individual directly employed, contracted or otherwise engaged, by the school’s operator and charged with the responsibility —

(a)

for the organisation of the school curriculum;

(b)

for the control of the teachers of the school;

(c)

for the maintenance of discipline of the students of the school; and

(d)

for the day‑to‑day administration and management of the school;

Definition

“private education” means any education the provision of which in Singapore by a person requires registration under the Private Education Act 2009; Examples Education leading to the award of a diploma, degree or certificate. Full‑time education for the purpose of preparing students for any examination that leads to a qualification awarded by any person other than the person which provides such full‑time education or entitles the students to be admitted to an education institution.

Definition

“registered private education institution” means a person registered under Part 3 of the Private Education Act 2009 to provide private education in Singapore;

Definition

“relevant post‑secondary education school” means any of the following schools:

(a)

the Institute of Technical Education;

(b)

the Nanyang Polytechnic established under the Nanyang Polytechnic Act 1992;

(c)

the Ngee Ann Polytechnic established under the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Act 1967;

(d)

the Republic Polytechnic established under the Republic Polytechnic Act 2002;

(e)

the Singapore Polytechnic established under the Singapore Polytechnic Act 1954;

(f)

the Temasek Polytechnic established under the Temasek Polytechnic Act 1990;

Definition

“religious school” means any Muslim religious school referred to in section 87(1) of the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966;

Definition

“school” means any premises used —

(a)

to provide primary, secondary, pre‑university, post‑secondary or tertiary education; or

(b)

for teaching, training or imparting any knowledge or skill,and includes any grounds in which those premises are located;

Definition

“secondary school” means a school for providing full‑time secondary education, and includes any institution which provides secondary education under an integrated programme;

Definition

“secure” means secure from loss, theft, sabotage or unauthorised access;

Definition

“student” means an individual who receives, or is enrolled to receive, full‑time or part‑time education offered or provided by an operator of a school;

Definition

“suitable storeroom” means a room that —

(a)

is or is part of any premises which is not made from short‑lived materials; and

(b)

is fitted with a door which must —

(i)

be made of solid metal; and

(ii)

have a built‑in sturdy combination lock, keyed lock or keyed padlock;

Definition

“teacher”, in relation to a school, means an adult individual directly employed, contracted or otherwise engaged, by the school’s operator —

(a)

to teach students at the school;

(b)

to prepare or issue lessons or correct written answers of students at the school; or

(c)

to do both paragraphs (a) and (b);

Definition

“venue approval”, in relation to any premises, means a venue approval granted by a Licensing Officer under the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Shooting and Paintball Ranges) Regulations 2025 (G.N. No. S 360/2025) of any premises for use as a shooting range or paintball range.