Singapore legislation

Regulation 4

of Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (School Use — Class Licence) Order 2025

Regulation 4

Definitions for Part 2

In this Part —“assessment” means any assessment of the level of knowledge, skill or understanding of an individual in any subject matter by all or any of the following means:

(a)

examination of knowledge or understanding by means of written questions or oral questions or both;

(b)

practical testing of skills;“craft or repair workshop”, in relation to a school, means an enclosed place —

(a)

where art works or craft works are created or manufactured, or equipment or machinery is repaired or fitted; and

(b)

which is situated within the premises of the school and managed by or under the control of the school’s operator;“defined analysis or research” means any analysis or research (scientific or otherwise) involving an explosive precursor;“defined experiment” means an experiment involving an explosive precursor;“EP licence” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Explosives and Explosive Precursors) Regulations 2025 (G.N. No. S 374/2025);“laboratory”, in relation to a school, means a laboratory that is —

(a)

situated within the premises of the school; and

(b)

managed by or under the control of the school’s operator;“name”, in relation to an explosive precursor, includes the commercial name (if any) of the explosive precursor;“permitted activity” has the meaning given by paragraph 6(3);“permitted purpose” means a purpose specified in paragraph 8(1)(a) or (b);“practical training” means training that allows a student who has undertaken training in theory to practise applying the theory;“student‑class licensee” means a student of a school who is a class licensee by virtue of paragraph 6;“supervising”, in relation to a student performing a defined experiment, defined analysis or research or undergoing practical training, means —

(a)

being physically present at the place that the experiment, analysis or research or practical training is being carried out by the student;

(b)

observing the experiment, analysis or research or practical training being carried out to the extent necessary to enable the observer to form an opinion as to whether the experiment, analysis or research or practical training (as the case may be) is being carried out properly; and

(c)

being available to give advice to, and answer questions about the experiment, analysis or research or practical training from, the student when carrying the experiment, analysis or research or practical training, as the case may be;“teacher”, in relation to a student, includes an individual who acts as an invigilator during an assessment of the student;“teacher’s task” means to teach, supervise or assess a student, in a laboratory, or a craft or repair workshop, of a school, in connection with the student undertaking any permitted activity;“unsupervised access”, in relation to an explosive precursor, means access to the explosive precursor in circumstances where no other individual who is authorised by or under the Act to handle or use the explosive precursor is present.

Definition

“assessment” means any assessment of the level of knowledge, skill or understanding of an individual in any subject matter by all or any of the following means:

(a)

examination of knowledge or understanding by means of written questions or oral questions or both;

(b)

practical testing of skills;

Definition

“craft or repair workshop”, in relation to a school, means an enclosed place —

(a)

where art works or craft works are created or manufactured, or equipment or machinery is repaired or fitted; and

(b)

which is situated within the premises of the school and managed by or under the control of the school’s operator;

Definition

“defined analysis or research” means any analysis or research (scientific or otherwise) involving an explosive precursor;

Definition

“defined experiment” means an experiment involving an explosive precursor;

Definition

“EP licence” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control (Explosives and Explosive Precursors) Regulations 2025 (G.N. No. S 374/2025);

Definition

“laboratory”, in relation to a school, means a laboratory that is —

(a)

situated within the premises of the school; and

(b)

managed by or under the control of the school’s operator;

Definition

“name”, in relation to an explosive precursor, includes the commercial name (if any) of the explosive precursor;

Definition

“permitted activity” has the meaning given by paragraph 6(3);

Definition

“permitted purpose” means a purpose specified in paragraph 8(1)(a) or (b);

Definition

“practical training” means training that allows a student who has undertaken training in theory to practise applying the theory;

Definition

“student‑class licensee” means a student of a school who is a class licensee by virtue of paragraph 6;

Definition

“supervising”, in relation to a student performing a defined experiment, defined analysis or research or undergoing practical training, means —

(a)

being physically present at the place that the experiment, analysis or research or practical training is being carried out by the student;

(b)

observing the experiment, analysis or research or practical training being carried out to the extent necessary to enable the observer to form an opinion as to whether the experiment, analysis or research or practical training (as the case may be) is being carried out properly; and

(c)

being available to give advice to, and answer questions about the experiment, analysis or research or practical training from, the student when carrying the experiment, analysis or research or practical training, as the case may be;

Definition

“teacher”, in relation to a student, includes an individual who acts as an invigilator during an assessment of the student;

Definition

“teacher’s task” means to teach, supervise or assess a student, in a laboratory, or a craft or repair workshop, of a school, in connection with the student undertaking any permitted activity;

Definition

“unsupervised access”, in relation to an explosive precursor, means access to the explosive precursor in circumstances where no other individual who is authorised by or under the Act to handle or use the explosive precursor is present.